Inner-Musings and Mis-Adventures: Advice I'd tell my younger self...

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Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Advice I'd tell my younger self...

This thread came across one of my Forums today... And as I wrote my reply, I realized that posting it here also was how I wanted to return to blogging... Sure, I have a ton of stuff to share about Burning Man... And about life and the eternal quest to progress forward... But sometimes, it is the unexpected look back that sparks the motivation to continue ever onward... (As Don Quixote would say; Onward to Adventure... To Mis-Adventure... Onward to Glory I gooo...)

Advice I'd tell my younger self...

I'd tell myself that it is okay to be smart, ask too many questions, spend lots of time thinking about endless things...
That I can be true to myself and still enjoy good friendships...
Trust should be earned, not freely given, love is the reverse...
I would tell myself that reading about a place is not the same as visiting it...
That life is a participation sport...
That failures are only opportunities to learn something new...
And that playing it safe leads to missing out on too much...
I would tell me not to be too critical...
That change happens even when it seems imperceptible...
And embracing the unknowns and undiscovered does not negate the joy I still get from research and planning...
And mostly... I would tell myself that seeking out love from others does not exclude the importance of my greatest need; loving myself...

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Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Advice I'd tell my younger self...

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