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Ten Important Things I Realised Since I Got a Little Bit Older
Swapping youth for wisdom without judgement
As I get older, I face many truths that the crutches of youth denied me during my 20s and 30s.
The falls and heartbreaks led me to uncover the real meaning of life.
Step by step, our own experiences make us who we are today.
I realised a long time ago that my past experiences resulted from my many choices — even though they were not the correct ones for me.
We learn with age that regret is fruitless — and the only way we can now look forward to the next subsequent phases of our life is to stop looking through the review mirror in judgement and anger.
Compiling those learnings and moving towards a brighter and more wise future is all we have left to do.
My positive attitude can’t help but believe a glimmer of faith inside me that no time — no matter how old it is it’s ever too late to start pursuing the things we love.
I think this magnified when my mother died of cancer.