Would My Future Self Like Me?

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e feedback, and I can sulk.</li><li>I’m stubborn, I don’t like people changing my plans when I’ve taken time to make them.</li></ul><blockquote id="d885"><p>When I’m old will those things still be part of me. Does this mean I’m going to be a grumpy (and frumpy) old lady? Should I start working on my future self now?</p></blockquote><p id="0ea1">Looking back at my younger self, there are lots of things I regret doing, my first tattoo, not going to university, a relationship or two. I wasn’t bad, I was rebellious, I caused my parents a bit of concern, but I never did anything really illegal, I never got into proper trouble. This was just character-building stuff, surely.</p><p id="8c51">Would I change any of that? Maybe I would have rebelled even more, been a bit more adventurous, travelled, explored the extremes of my personality before I settled down. I was impatient to get life started, I married at 20 and settled into a career.</p><blockquote id="d099"><p>So looking at the current me, will there be anything now, that I would change? Probably I thin

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Do I even like my current self?

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I was listening to the radio, as I do each morning on the drive to work, and a question arose as to whether your future self would like you, agree with you, or would they regret something that the current you have done.

This certainly got me thinking and writing.

I’m pretty happy with myself generally, I LIKE myself. Or do I? I like to think that I like me. In reality, do I REALLY like myself?

I have faults I know, I’m a bit overweight, not much, but enough to knock my confidence in some situations.

I get emotional very easily, my husband calls me touchy, I get easily offended, I don’t like negative feedback, and I can sulk.

I’m stubborn, I don’t like people changing my plans when I’ve taken time to make them.

When I’m old will those things still be part of me. Does this mean I’m going to be a grumpy (and frumpy) old lady? Should I start working on my future self now?

Looking back at my younger self, there are lots of things I regret doing, my first tattoo, not going to university, a relationship or two. I wasn’t bad, I was rebellious, I caused my parents a bit of concern, but I never did anything really illegal, I never got into proper trouble. This was just character-building stuff, surely.

Would I change any of that? Maybe I would have rebelled even more, been a bit more adventurous, travelled, explored the extremes of my personality before I settled down. I was impatient to get life started, I married at 20 and settled into a career.

So looking at the current me, will there be anything now, that I would change? Probably I think.

I should absolutely grasp my opportunities, live life to the full, have experiences, experiment, and stretch my boundaries. Unclip my wings and ditch my hang-ups, be a rebel, The future me might be glad I did.

How do I do that? I have no idea, all I know is that I need to start. Today.

Please clap and comment if you like this article.