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Things I Wish I'd Learned Earlier

Posted on the 10 August 2012 by Accordingtoamber @sgwennu
396909_425611724143724_310174001_n_largeI'm lazy. I've left college courses, jobs, fallen out with people - a ton of things, all because I was too lazy to put the required effort into whatever it was I was doing at the time. I've blamed this on things not being right, other people, making wrong decisions, whatever - but refused to believe that I've failed at things because I'm too lazy. The more I tell myself, "It's because you're being lazy", the more annoyed I get and more likely I am to get up and do something!Advice to myself: You're your own worst enemy, but that also puts you in charge of the changes you need to make. You're not victim to external circumstances, only your own lack of will-power. For god's sake get on with it. 
Tumblr_lkx9mm92qo1qdgj5oo1_500_largeI do not get on with the girls. I have very few female friends. Like, literally I can name two women I consider good friends compared to six men. I've had so many fallings-out with girlfriends I've given up hope of having a Rachel and Monica type friendship, ever. The last few have all been because they thought I was trying to steal their boyfriends, or they were actually trying to steal mine. Awkward. Advice to myself: Never mind. Stick to what you know works. Cherish your true friends, and stop worrying about how they're all of the opposite sex. Who gives a damn, really?
69256_3951077783318_1957820040_n_largeA good love isn't necessarily the right love. I've been in some great relationships, and some not so great ones. But I don't regret a thing. The great ones were fun, romantic and comfortable. Sometimes we wanted the same things, sometimes we didn't. I've discussed marriage and children with a past lover, I moved in with another - each time chasing something that just wasn't there. As great as a relationship can be, as soon I start getting that niggling feeling that it's not the right relationship, I need to get out. Dragging it out only hurts myself and the other person. Advice to myself: Enjoy it while it lasts, but when it's over - let it be over. Be glad that it happened and continue on. Don't cling on to things you know didn't work. 


Tumblr_m38eohfx5w1qzh7tdo1_500_largeThere are lots of outcomes that would make me happy. It would not be the end of the world if I don't get 'the dream job'. I will not die of unhappiness if I don't ever get married/have children/travel the world. I can do anything I want, but not always everything, and that's fine! I've spent more time worrying about being on the right track, than making sure I actually want to be where this track is leading. Advice to myself: This isn't a bad thing! Rejoice in your variation of your options. Some people don't have any. 

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