What life lessons do you wish you knew when you were younger?

Answer 1

that others may see you as competition, even if you are not in competition with them, they will try to put you down, mention your faults etc
and while ignoring them is one option, if you are aware of this and can recognize when it begins, you can counter act it,
for they tend to be on a mission, and they can make life miserable, constant friction, if you dont put them in their place , its better to handle it at the beginning, if possible, rather then let them continue till they finally "get to you" and cause you to react in ways you wouldnt normally choose
its good to ask other people "why is this person acting this way towards me" if others say the person feels threatened or jealous, accept that they do, they see you as a threat,

Answer 2

I wish while growing up I wasn't so intimidated by the clicks or groups of other kids in school. I really didn't know where or what group I fit in. I was friends with everyone equally. Being a teenager can be a confusing time. Now as an adult I have come to realize that most people don't have 20 best friends or a group of cool kids around them 24x7. But instead most people I know as an adult, have 2-3 real good friends and everyone else is an acquantance of an acquantance. So don't be afraid to go be part of a group, or multiple groups. In school we worry about where we fit in, and then out of school we strive to be individuals. The one way to fit in is, be yourself and associate with other people. Before you know it, you'll have those 2-3 close friend and then 20 other acquantances to hang out with as well. When I was younger, I definitely did not feel popular, but over the last several years, I have bumped into so many people that remembered me from high school that I did not recognize or remember, now I believe it was all in my head. A lot of time wasted fretting over nothing.

Answer 3

1. A daily morning prayer, before getting up, a kind intention to love God and do honorably...and a daily evening prayer, just before sleep, asking God to make me a better person, teach and prepare me.

2. Keeping a sense of love and Self or Soul, while earning B's and A's.

3. Honoring and loving parents, doing chores willingly.

4. Reading some Bible verses on a daily basis and learning to meditate http://www.yogananda-srf.org or http://www.easwaran.org

5. Avoiding alcohol, drugs, porn, and premarital sexual intercourse.

6. Ignoring some things such as MTV, rap, and violence.

7. Not being impressed with lifestyles and arguments of the libertine and sophisticated, e.g. some college teachers. "University of Destruction," David Wheaton.

8. More reading in good contemporary spiritual writers such as Mark Prophet, "Climb the Highest Mountain," Ann Ree Colton, "Watch Your Dreams," and O. M. Aivanhov, "Light Is a Living Spirit."

9. Developing a habit of saving 10% of money earned, and placing that in an IRA/401K for retirement, including 10% of that in gold http://www.goldline.com

10. Keeping a Sabbath one day a week, just to relax and enjoy life and peacefulness.

kind regards,

j.

Answer 4

That when you love some one and they tell you that they don't or can't feel the same way about you it is better to believe them then think that you can do something to change thier mind and realize how wonderful you are.... because all those wonderful people who would have cared about you you let pass by and never saw because you were too busy with some one who did not feel the same and never would....

Answer 5

I wish I could tell my younger self to take more chances and to put myself out there more. Being overly shy doesn't allow a lot of room to make memories.

Answer 6

Look in the job section in the big city newspaper before choosing a career. There a 100x more jobs for engineers and computer people than for biologist.

Answer 7

Get as much education as possible as young as possible. Save some money, invest, buy insurance, plan ahead.

Take care of your health.

Stay in one place and built equity in a house. Take vacations.

Make a good partnership and stay with the same partner.

Plan children if you want them.

Answer 8

Grades and listening to my a parents when is comes to dealing with the little things in life.

Answer 9

To make my own choices...not listen to what others thought was the right thing to do (that got me nowhere).

To attend college directly after high school...it's much more difficult after one has been out of school for some years.

To go with my heart...my gut instincts (I really wish I'd had the brains to do that).

Answer 10

To prepare for the days of my old age. I would have worked towards a higher quality of life and love for my old age.