During a yoga class recently, I was feeling the aches of too muchgardeningthe previous weekend.
I thought, I wish I hadstarted a regular yoga practicein my 20s.
Mybody would be in much better shapehad I begun earlier and I would have connected with a like-minded community.
The thought tugged at my heart like a gentle whisper of hard-won wisdom.
What else do I wish Id known decades earlier?
With a bit of self-reflection, I selected these seven lessons:
1.
We waited a decade to start a family.
That meant my boys never got to know my dad or my mother-in-law.
I deeply regret waiting so long.
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Moments of self-doubt and inadequacy clouded my perception as I measured my worth against the yardsticks of others.
With the grace of aging, I shed the concept of conformity and stopped measuring my worth against others.
I dont want to be like everyone else.
Id love to whisper to my younger self, Youre enough just as you are.
Nurture important friendships
Im still BFFs with several women Ive known since my braces-and-glasses-wearing days.
And, thanks to social media, Ive reconnected with many friends Id lost touch with.
Id tell younger me: Hold these friendships tighter or theyll slip away as life unfolds.
Id gently advise my younger self to maintain some presence in the business world during those years.
