We all have those kind of life reflecting moments, and you think back on your past and your childhood and wish you done so many things differently. We know we can't change any of those moments but trust me if there was any way i could alter the past i would do it in a heart beat! There are just a few things that i would tell my younger self/other young people:
1. Stop trying to fit in with the crowd, you'll only spend the rest of your life trying to stand out.
2. As long as you've tried your best that is all that matters.
3. You can only handle so much, you are human after all. Take that break, eat that bar of chocolate, go out and watch that movie. Your work and your life will still be there once you come back.
4. There is a life after school/college. I know it may not seem like that now but trust me, there is.
5. Don't waste your time trying to impress people, just do what you have to do for you.
6. Don't panic when everyone around you knows what they want to do with their life and you don't. You'll figure it out when you're ready!
7. Don't beat yourself up, learn from your mistakes.
8. "Beauty" isn't what you see in the magazines and on the TV. Everyone holds their own beauty, you just have to believe it.
9. Find that special person who you can talk to. It's okay to pour your heart out sometimes. I doesn't mean your weak.
10. Don't ever change yourself to fit in or make someone like you - let them like you for you.
11. All those bits that you want to buy, remember they are just materialistic things, they can be replaced. You're childhood/happiness/memories can not. Treasure life as you live it.
12. Less is more - this works for everything.
13. Not everyone is going to like you and that's okay.
14. Read that book. Reading does not make you a nerd or a geek. There truly is a whole other world behind that front cover.
15. If you don't do it, someone else will. Push yourself, if its what YOU really want to do.
16. If you need help, ask for it. It doesn't mean you weren't listening or you aren't smart. We all get a little bit stuck sometimes.
17. Figure out who you want to be, not what others want you to be.
18. If you feel sad, please just talk to someone. Don't let it spiral out of control, you end up losing precious days/weeks/months, maybe even years of your life that you won't get back.
19. Life is too short to spend it worrying. Stop thinking about that extra slice of cake you had or that test you haven't revised for. All these little things eventually won't matter. You're alive, you're healthy, just breathe.
20. LIVE YOUR LIFE.
Even if only a few of these points help you out then that makes me happy. There are so many young girls/boys going through the young part of their life and are probably just as confused as you were back then.
N x
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