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What advice would you give yourself if you could talk to the young adult you?

BeachHouseGuyBeachHouseGuy
edited July 2011 in Buddhism Basics
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  • zenffzenff Veteran
    "Don’t listen to the old guy and live your own life!"
  • BeachHouseGuyBeachHouseGuy
    :], good advice
  • Weird_ArtistWeird_Artist Explorer
    Keep going, if you can survive each second, then you can survive each minute, and in turn each hour, each day, and so on. You can pull yourselves through it all, and things get much better. Keep breathing slowly and don't be ashamed of what you do to make it through.
  • CinorjerCinorjer Veteran
    "It will happen."

    He'll know what I mean.
  • seeker242seeker242 Zen Florida, USA Veteran
    "Don't stop doing meditation practice" :)
  • nanimonanimo
    My advice:

    Don't get attached to her. It may seem tough now, but it's nothing compared to later on after you have her. Just let her be because the writing on the wall is correct.

    (He would know exactly what I mean, and might argue the point.)
  • FenixFenix Veteran
    "grow up!"

    hehaheh
  • sndymornsndymorn Veteran
    compound interest works. a little can be a lot in the end.
  • ZenshinZenshin Veteran East Midlands UK Veteran
    You can't have enough socks, as for all the crappy experiences well at least they led to the Dharma. I could tell him to avoid doing some of the stuff I did but he wouldn't listen and just think the old fart was full of it.
  • ownerof1000oddsocksownerof1000oddsocks Veteran
    The operative word being *IF* I could... knowledge is power! knowledge is power!

    But what would future me say to me right now? Hmm, I have a better idea, there are people much more qualified than the future me right now, it's just a case of listening to them.
  • DandelionDandelion London Veteran
    Speak up for yourself and don't be scared of things is the advice I would have given the mini me.
  • DandelionDandelion London Veteran
    The future me is telling me to be more organised!!! Inface it's screaming that at me.... :rant: so I should probably pay more attention to that
  • genkakugenkaku Northampton, Mass. U.S.A. Veteran
    Regret is not enough.
  • DaltheJigsawDaltheJigsaw Mountain View Veteran
    edited July 2011
    A lot more patients and more compassion to everyone I encounter! Especially my parents and my relatives!
  • LincLinc Site owner Detroit Moderator
    I'd probably proposition myself.
  • BrianBrian Detroit, MI Moderator
    (He would, it's true)
  • LincLinc Site owner Detroit Moderator
    Brian made his first post of the year because he heard me rolling with laughter in my chair. :D
  • GuiGui Veteran
    When you were hiding under the skunk cabbage by the stream in the woods to watch the deer drink, stay a little longer for your lifelong journey will bring you back there.
  • NOTaGangstaNOTaGangsta
    Nothang! Cause you can't force a homeboy ta listen when da conditions aren't right! When someone isn't ready ta change he'll cuss u out if ya trying ta get in his face know wat im sayin?
  • KarmaDondrupTashiKarmaDondrupTashi
    Accept that you were emotionally abandoned.
  • KungaKunga
    Genkaku, what do you mean by "regret is not enough"?
  • cazcaz Veteran United Kingdom Veteran
    Practise the Lamrim you fool. :)
  • thickpaperthickpaper Veteran
    Never take advice from future selves.
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