Ms. Preeti who is an accomplished author, has blogged with me since ancient days and is beautiful soul all around, has invited me to do this meme; I'm not a meme girl but I loved her answers and when she tagged me, I found it difficult to refuse. So here goes. The "rules" (ugh! despise the word):
1. Depending on your age, go back 10, 15, 20, or even more years.
2. Tell us how many years back you have traveled and why.
3. Pretend you have met yourself during that era, and tell us where you are.
4. You only have one "date" with this former self.
5. Answer these questions.
Okay, as we start, what year is it and how old are you? It is 1992, and I'm standing outside the nursing faculty smoking on my break. I'm 21 years old. I've travelled back to a time I thought I knew everything. LOL. Oh silly Gilly.
No, she would wonder who the woman with the crow's feet and the knowing smile is.
1. Would your younger self (YYS, from here) recognize you when you first meet?
2. Would YYS be surprised to discover what you are doing job wise?
She would be mesmerized at the prospect of being her own boss. She would wonder how we managed to pull it off, when we could barely get up in the morning to attend school on time most days. She would be puzzled to learn we never pursued nursing a day in our lives.
3. What piece of fashion advice would you give YYS?
No fashion advice. We've always had our own personal style that has evolved as we did. I like "our" style.
4. What do you think YYS is most going to want to know?
Did we ever get married and have children? When did we get smart? When did we develop personal confidence? Are we happy?? :)
5. How would you answer YYS's question?
No, we didn't get married. We are quite content the way things are...in love and just living our lives happily. Yes, we have two children, both girls, with Julian. Surprised? Of course you are. We think Julian isn't and won't ever be ready for that. We were wrong. Julian has surprised us many times over the years. Happily so. (He was more ready than we were, in truth.)
We have always been smart, and you know it. ;)
The ability to trust our own decisions came the moment we made a choice to take control of the wheel, instead of letting life drive us, we drove our life. It was approximately 1997 and for that we are ever grateful. We became more spiritual. We opened our minds to many possiblities. We strived, reached and have attained goals that were simply thoughts before. Now we manifest consistently and are seeking out our own new worlds all the time. It is quite the journey. We are never ever complacent. :)
We consciously create "happy" as often as our hearts allow us too. When we aren't able, we are gentle with ourselves until we get back into the right place again.
6. It would probably be the best thing to tell YYS?
Know your capabilities. Trust yourself. Trust your decisions. Learn from your mistakes and also learn to let them go. Do not hang on to the past, it becomes a heavy weight that gets increasingly harder to pull along your life's path. Letting go will enable you to enjoy each moment gifted to you NOW. By letting go instead of losing something, you gain something; room in your psyche and your heart for better.
7. What is something that you probably wouldn't tell YYS?
There are a lot of things I'd leave out. Essential life lessons. I'm not one of those people who would go back to change anything. I think all I've done has been a conscious choice. The reasons for the choice have led me to this sacred place in time and space. The choices are the clay that has molded me. Now I'm pliable, flexible, knowledgable, and wise. Much more wise. I liken it to being a diamond in the rough. I'm shinier now. By the end of the incredible journey I hope to be a sparkler.
8. What do you think will most surprise YYS about you?
She will be surprised at how we conduct ourselves, she will have to wrap her head around the fact that even though we are older we are still youthful, she thinks anyone over the age of 35 is pretty much done. She will be happy to see we have clear skin, something she has struggled with and also something that has affected our confidence for years. She will be happy to see the shoe collection we've acquired. She will also be surprised at how we've travelled the world a little, and that we plan to do more of that. She'll be super surprised to almost a point of tears I think to see how soft we are now. The hard outer shell we had developed, is dissolving rapidly into the wind with each step we take forward. She will be surprised that "tattoo" is scratched off our bucket list for now (and not because we've got one, we don't...because we outgrew that particular need I suppose).
9. What do you think will least surprise YYS?
She will not be surprised at all to see that we still have "Own two motorcycles" on our bucket list. We want a Harley Davidson and we also want a fast bike. Like really fast. In candy apple red. She will be not surprised at all that we are still creating art and taking photographs, and she will not be surprised at all to know that we spill all our extra words out onto the blog pages for the world to read each day. She'd be rather happy to know we still get our purging done. ;)
10. At this point in your life, would YYS like to run into "you from the future?”o
Oh yes:) The first question I'd ask would be, "Do we still have all our natural teeth?"
The second would be, "You haven't forgotten me, have you? Are we still living our truth?" Then I'd hug her; for the road is long, the road is bumpy, and we must be congratulated regardless of our personal circumstances for doing our best.
Then last, and this makes me smile big in anticipation; I'd ask her how it feels to be a published author of over a dozen books featuring her words and photography?...and then we'd share a hot cup of tea together and get caught up.
xoxou" Please consider yourself officially tagged if this is something you'd like to do. All I ask is that you come fetch me to read your answers once they are posted, Oh how I love reading about people's journeys xoxm the future
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