Advice to a 21 year old?

hazyjo

Person_one wrote: »

Sorry to be contrary, but...don't start wearing heels! They're uncomfortable and they'll screw up your back, your calves, your feet and the circulation in your legs. Just not worth it!

Yeah, that's the flipside!

Jx

SailorSam

Person_one wrote: »

Sorry to be contrary, but...don't start wearing heels! They're uncomfortable and they'll screw up your back, your calves, your feet and the circulation in your legs. Just not worth it!

That reminds me of another regret in my life.
I'd like to be taller, it's Ok for women they can buy shoes with high heels.
I regret that they stopped making Gary Glitter type shoes that made me look taller.

Georgiegirl256

SailorSam wrote: »

That reminds me of another regret in my life.
I'd like to be taller, it's Ok for women they can buy shoes with high heels.
I regret that they stopped making Gary Glitter type shoes that made me look taller.

You could get some of those Cuban heels that Simon Cowell has?!

tayforth

beckysbobbles1 wrote: »

My little life tip I guess is to "Never regret something that once made you smile".

This is a lovely quote, thanks. :A I'm going to add it to my sig if that ok?

hazyjo wrote: »

Oh, and another... never think you're fat lol! Or that something's wrinky, dimply, wobbly... never. You will look back when you're my age and think OMG WAS I CRAZY? I found a note in a Hip & Thigh diet book where I'd put my weight in, and had to add a comment. I was something like 9 stone 2 and had written 'FAT!!!!'. I felt huge. I really wasn't. Even in photos, I felt dumpy, short, not half as pretty or as confident as everyone else I knew...

I wish I could go back and shake myself lol! I was tiny! Petite! Cute! And why oh why didn't I have the confidence to match how pretty I was LOL! It all happens in the wrong order. We should start off wise and old and get younger. We'd all have a ball.

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I recommend a brilliant book called Replay by Ken Grimwood. Still my favourite book in the entire planet (has been for decades). He lives several lives in (takes the end of the second life to realise there'll be more to come). Takes his knowledge with him. Everyone should read it. We can learn a lot from it.

Jx

I totally agree with your comment about confidence. In my teens, I thought that I was fat and plain, but I was neither.

Must check out that book, thank you.

Georgiegirl256

Jo's posts above....excellent advice!

I wish I'd had the confidence back then that I have now. When you're younger you think you're too fat.., or in my case too skinny....when all along I wasn't, I was a healthy weight for my height, it was just everyone else who made me feel bad. Don't let anyone else make you feel bad about yourself. :mad: you think you're not pretty enough etc, you look back and think "what the hell was I thinking....I was just fine", you don't realise this at the time though.

I wish I'd had the confidence to answer back when people made me feel small or uncomfortable.

warehouse

Another one for starting a pension or long term savings plan. God I wish I had the foresight at 21 that you seem to have.

Save Wiggy, save.

jackieblack

Georgiegirl256 wrote: »

Jo's posts above....excellent advice!

I wish I'd had the confidence back then that I have now. When you're younger you think you're too fat.., or in my case too skinny....when all along I wasn't, I was a healthy weight for my height, it was just everyone else who made me feel bad. Don't let anyone else make you feel bad about yourself. :mad: you think you're not pretty enough etc, you look back and think "what the hell was I thinking....I was just fine", you don't realise this at the time though.

I wish I'd had the confidence to answer back when people made me feel small or uncomfortable.

So true
Every time I get my passport renewed I despair at the new (older) photo, but 10 years later when I need to renew again that last photo looks great!

tayforth

Georgiegirl256 wrote: »

I wish I'd had the confidence to answer back when people made me feel small or uncomfortable.

Same here!

hazyjo

jackieblack wrote: »

So true
Every time I get my passport renewed I despair at the new (older) photo, but 10 years later when I need to renew again that last photo looks great!

Love it - that's so true LOL

Jx

Georgiegirl256

jackieblack wrote: »

So true
Every time I get my passport renewed I despair at the new (older) photo, but 10 years later when I need to renew again that last photo looks great!

Oh I know! :eek: I haven't changed that much really, but I can see things heading south abit! :cool: