What Would You Tell Your Younger Self? | What I Wish I Knew at 22
A couple of days ago, I came across an Instagram post from an account called awake_spiritual, and it was a picture of Dwayne Johnson - The Rock, and it was called Things I Know at Age 45 That I Wish I Knew at 22.
It had a list of 14 such things. I don't believe this is anything The Rock said, but maybe it is.
It got me thinking about what I would tell my 22-year-old self. I had a few items right away and let my brain simmer with them for a bit.
I've got five, and then I'll also share all 14 that the IG post mentioned too.
What I would tell my 22-year-old self:
- Life is good. --- I thought life sucks, then you die. Life is good, and you are worthy of joy.
- Nothing, I repeat, NOTHING you are worried about ends up mattering much at all.
- The only definition of what it means to be a man that matters is yours. Whatever you are doing, that's what a man does.
- Action cures fear. Do the things you're afraid of.
- You can be right, or you can be happy. Please choose happy.
Maybe you agreed with most, maybe with none. I don't care. I do care that you take a few minutes to think about this for yourself.
What would you tell 22-year-old you? Or if you are a young man, what would you tell your 16-year-old self?
Don't let the ages mentioned be your excuse not to do this.
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