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If I knew then ….. What I know now!  

missingu2012 74M
1350 posts
7/12/2015 11:38 pm
If I knew then ….. What I know now!



I was ambling about the town recently, when I came across this mural. It's part of an on-going University art project, sponsored by the local shops. As it would happen, it made me think of a conversation I only just recently had with my and his family, while out traveling with them.

We were passing through another part of Southern California, when I recognized the name of the town. I remembered, way back when I graduated college, that it was a company, in that very town we were passing through, that had offered me the highest paying salary, of all the job offers I had received, … and by a substantial amount! But, for some reason, .... I turned it down!!! Instead, I took a job with the company that I remained at, until I retired a few years ago. I've often wondered what motivated that choice.

That remembrance, while riding in the car with my , struck me as odd, at the time. Why? Because knowing how I feel about living in California now, since I've retired, I know, for certain, had I taken that job offer so many years ago....I would never have left Ca. That, in turn, means I would never have met the woman who is my 's mother. And now, for the strange part... it means I would not even be HAVING that very conversation, then and there, with my , his family, and my grand !!!! We talked for a while about how bizarre life can be.

So, in keeping with the mural, what's my advice to my younger self?
“Always follow your heart. You won't be wrong.”

What advice do you have your younger self?


Sexybooknerd2 34F
14 posts
7/12/2015 11:59 pm

My advice for my younger self:

Don't waste time on people who aren't worth your time!


nightsoul1962 61F
17828 posts
7/13/2015 12:52 am

My advice for my younger self:

WITHOUT PASSION LIFE IS NOTHING


partygald 41F
1963 posts
7/13/2015 3:33 am

That's a nice story
I've often thought about this too. Hmm...maybe think a little more. That or learn to let things go. Life is short, and all of that.


LadyLuck2 67F  
9091 posts
7/13/2015 6:32 am

My advice would be to not get married.

Never ignore those who care for you
you will have lost diamonds
while you were collecting stones


kittyliquor519 59M
2730 posts
7/13/2015 7:23 am

OMFG...I could write a whole book FFS

Everyone is on a different plane of intelligence. Some people's plane has not taken off yet!!


sexysixties2 106F
39750 posts
7/13/2015 10:24 am

Don't start smoking!!! Giving up has been the toughest thing I've done.

"Age does not protect you from love, but love, to some extent, protects you from age."

~~Anais Nin~~


sweet_VM 65F
81699 posts
7/13/2015 4:13 pm

I say we keep moving forward and never backwards.. Keep smiling because tomorrow will always be a better day! hugsssssssssss V

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BeccaLuvs 61F
20895 posts
7/18/2015 2:54 pm

Yep P - strange how life can be, the choices we make, sometimes perhaps even forced to make? Butt, for better or worse we took a certain path, made those choices. It had to have been what we wanted 'then'? 'Now' - A very wise friend told me this and I think it says it all! "I haven't been to tomorrow yet, wonder what I'll find there"?!

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FMAOPLS 70F
27112 posts
8/2/2015 5:59 pm

I really liked the advice you would have given.

Here's mine "Always keep your heart more open than your mind".

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FMAOPLS 70F
27112 posts
8/2/2015 6:00 pm

What a nice post.

I've missed having my thoughts provoked by you. I hope your diminished presence here means that you are LIVING the Good Life, and way too busy to post here. {=}

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