If I could ...
If I could travel back in time, I would visit my 16 year old self and tell her not to try so hard. Don't try to please other people so much, that is not why you are here, rather spend all that energy on yourself.
I would tell her not to try so hard to fit in, not to worry about other people's opinions or what their thoughts might bring about.
I would tell her to stop trying so hard to be the best at everything, because ultimately you can't be the best at everything. In fact, you can't be the best at any one thing for very long at all, and the sweet taste of success is only followed by a void and the realisation that it didn't really matter in the first place.
If I could travel back in time and meet my 16 year old self, I would tell her to stop trying so hard at school. By my 16th birthday I had already learned all that formal education has ever taught me.
I would tell her not to worry so much about the future and any potential successes or failures I might encounter.
I would tell her to not go to university straight away, if at all, but rather to travel, travel without end - immerse yourself in the amazing vastness of our beautiful Planet and the richness of our human cultures.
If I could travel back in time and meet with my 16 year old self, I would tell her to take things lighter, I would try to help her realise that this life is nothing but a fleeting moment in time that is best spent laughing and enjoying your own self rather than trying to live up to the expectations and hopes set upon you by those who happen to live at the same time as you do.
I would tell her to run, to flee all formalities, all modalities set up by our globalised world, to run towards the sunrise, the rain, and everything in between.
I would tell her to fear nothing and no one because fear is the only evil in this world.
If I could travel back in time and meet my 16 year old self, I would tell her to Love everyone without holding back, without trying to be a partner to anyone, simply just a fellow human lover to all those that would cross her path.
I would tell her to give her deepest thoughts to those who care to listen without ever holding back, without ever worrying about her own boundaries: we are all one on a single most extraordinary journey through space and time.
If I could travel back in time and meet my 16 year old self, I would tell her I Love her, no matter what she would choose to do, even if this meant that I would not be here today to tell her all these things - for a life lived fully is worth a million lives lived in fear of tomorrow's mistakes.
I would tell her not to try so hard to fit in, not to worry about other people's opinions or what their thoughts might bring about.
I would tell her to stop trying so hard to be the best at everything, because ultimately you can't be the best at everything. In fact, you can't be the best at any one thing for very long at all, and the sweet taste of success is only followed by a void and the realisation that it didn't really matter in the first place.
If I could travel back in time and meet my 16 year old self, I would tell her to stop trying so hard at school. By my 16th birthday I had already learned all that formal education has ever taught me.
I would tell her not to worry so much about the future and any potential successes or failures I might encounter.
I would tell her to not go to university straight away, if at all, but rather to travel, travel without end - immerse yourself in the amazing vastness of our beautiful Planet and the richness of our human cultures.
If I could travel back in time and meet with my 16 year old self, I would tell her to take things lighter, I would try to help her realise that this life is nothing but a fleeting moment in time that is best spent laughing and enjoying your own self rather than trying to live up to the expectations and hopes set upon you by those who happen to live at the same time as you do.
I would tell her to run, to flee all formalities, all modalities set up by our globalised world, to run towards the sunrise, the rain, and everything in between.
I would tell her to fear nothing and no one because fear is the only evil in this world.
If I could travel back in time and meet my 16 year old self, I would tell her to Love everyone without holding back, without trying to be a partner to anyone, simply just a fellow human lover to all those that would cross her path.
I would tell her to give her deepest thoughts to those who care to listen without ever holding back, without ever worrying about her own boundaries: we are all one on a single most extraordinary journey through space and time.
If I could travel back in time and meet my 16 year old self, I would tell her I Love her, no matter what she would choose to do, even if this meant that I would not be here today to tell her all these things - for a life lived fully is worth a million lives lived in fear of tomorrow's mistakes.