I’ve thought a lot about what I might say to my younger self. Would I tell myself everything I’ve learned in my recovery, or not to date a certain guy, where I should move or work? Honestly, I don’t know that I would have listened. The depth of what I’ve learned is from personal experience. I am starting to learn from other people’s experiences, wisdom, and life lessons, but I still learn best, firsthand. Plus, if I told myself everything I’ve learned, in hopes of guiding myself in a different direction/ to prevent the hard seasons I’ve walked through, I wouldn’t be who I am today. I wouldn’t choose to walk through it all again, but I don’t want to change the past. As cliché as it sounds, it’s led me to where I am today.

But I would tell myself that carrot cake is delicious 🙃