What Advice Would You Give Your Younger Self?

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With age comes experience, with experience comes knowledge and with knowledge comes understanding.

Many times as young children, teenagers and even in our post teenage years, we get advice from our parents and older ones which we just shun. We’ve all been there. Sometimes we think they are old fashioned and don’t just want us to have our way. Or we do things just because they said we shouldn’t do it. We probably succumbed to peer pressure and were affected by our mates telling us we were not good/talented/pretty enough.

Many times, we get really burnt when we don’t listen to such advice and we only realize that when we’ve learnt our lesson. We have regrets for actions we took even when we were warned not to and wish we could reverse the hands of time. That we know is impossible.

But today, let’s just imagine we could. Let’s imagine we were much younger, moments before we took that step/did that thing we were not supposed to do. That thing we wish we didn’t do. Now that you know better, what advice would you give your younger self?

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January 9, 2015

Peggy

Dear self, don’t be scared to believe in something & make things happen, even if u’re going in it alone,always trust ur gut.

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January 9, 2015

Ada

Dear self, remain positive that one day it will happen to the Glory of the Lord!

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January 9, 2015

Racheal Laye Edward

Dear Younger Self,
Stand Up for Yourself,
And to yourself be True Always

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January 10, 2015

Blueberry

Dear young self, neva give in 2 sex b4 marriage no mata wat! Dnt trust “boys”, when u’r ready 4 marriage u go 4 a gud “man”. Becos dt boy, says he loves u, doesnt mean he does.. He can only b saying he ” loves ur pussy” b4 u get involved wit any one make sure u knw al about him and run when u dnt hear any good about him! Beware of red flags and run hard!

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January 10, 2015

Joy Eberechi

I would have adviced myself to have faith in God which is the first thing to do,stay focused,don’t be distracted,believe in yourself,don’t be discauraged by what you see or hear,cause the future is brighter and has a lot to offer when you adhere to all this.

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January 11, 2015

Mimi

Dear younger self. . Always think positive. . Believe in yourself . . The best is yet to come.

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January 14, 2015

Derek

Dear self,always bliv u can,be bold n confident.Trust ur intuition.Neva be shy to do wateva u luv

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January 14, 2015

happiness ogboru

Dear young self,always be yourself,do not pretend to be what you are not so you will be loved by the right people,do not give in to pre-marital sex

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January 22, 2015

Gwen

dear younger self no one on this earth can make u fell inferior u are u and never be someone earls so stay focus and positive.

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January 25, 2015

tabitha

My dear self pls b focus with ur study and pls put and stop to all those one chance guys, who will come as if they truely care and eat all ur special apple and suck the special milk producer and later they will fly away.

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