I was going to write this big long post to my 17 year old self because you know I saw someone else do it and it seemed cool like what if you could talk to yourself in the past?? And then I got to thinking - I'm not sure I would do anything really differently because I wouldn't want things to turn out wrong or different. I may not be super happy every day but I live a good life. No I live a GREAT life. I live a life I love. I am blessed in some many ways. And I cannot begin to imagine if I changed my awkwardness, boldness, or loudness that I would like my life more. It hasn't always been like this but at some-point towards the end of my 20's I really truly figured out how to love life (the good the bad and the ugly) and I haven't looked back. (FYI this is not to say that I think I'm perfect or content I'm a big believer in things will evolve. But I would really only give myself this advice.
1. Things will not turn out the way you plan who cares you don't
2. Those curls you used to perm into your hair will curl naturally some day enjoy straight hair while you have it.
3. Be You you are best at you.
A little story behind the photo: This is a news clipping from when I won a t-shirt contest (age 17)- those pants were 4x too big and I just finished a weight-lifting class - this was ever so stylish. I won this contest for making a sketch 10 minutes before it was due of an elephants butt in a hanging out of a tent - I was trying to be sassy - funny thing I won? We all wore after prom shirts with elephants butts (no joke). But also notice how my name is spelled? "Kaitea" - I told that news paper lady my name was spelled like that because just two days before this she interviewed me for the Tennis Team and yet she was asking me again. Being from a small town you might be in the paper 3 times a week. They actually printed it like this on page 3 and then correctly on 4, both with photos of me looking all awkward. And to make it more interesting the following week I told her Jones was "Jonez" and she put that in - I was ornery and she was gullible (some things never change me being orney not her gulliablity as I cannot comment on that).
1. Things will not turn out the way you plan who cares you don't
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3. Be You you are best at you.
A little story behind the photo: This is a news clipping from when I won a t-shirt contest (age 17)- those pants were 4x too big and I just finished a weight-lifting class - this was ever so stylish. I won this contest for making a sketch 10 minutes before it was due of an elephants butt in a hanging out of a tent - I was trying to be sassy - funny thing I won? We all wore after prom shirts with elephants butts (no joke). But also notice how my name is spelled? "Kaitea" - I told that news paper lady my name was spelled like that because just two days before this she interviewed me for the Tennis Team and yet she was asking me again. Being from a small town you might be in the paper 3 times a week. They actually printed it like this on page 3 and then correctly on 4, both with photos of me looking all awkward. And to make it more interesting the following week I told her Jones was "Jonez" and she put that in - I was ornery and she was gullible (some things never change me being orney not her gulliablity as I cannot comment on that).
3 comments:
Hahaha! Great post. I probably wouldn't say anything to my 17-year-old self, because teenagers drive me nuts. :)
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Where oh where are those T-shirts? We should make a quilt out of them.. If I could talk to my 17 year old self. I would tell myself that friendships do matter, you can keep in touch with your high school friends, and the way you feel now may come back to haunt you one day. oh, and get over yourself. That's probably not what I would really say, but it's what I just thought of so I shared it with you.
I have just one of them still. Perhaps I should send to you to make it!
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