Memorable advice and comments imparted over the years, with only my best interests at heart, but for which I am now deeply thankful I whole-heartedly ignored:
- but you have a good job and friends here, why would you leave?
- if you aren’t going to the gym 5 times a week you may as well not bother
- travelling alone is so dangerous
- don’t make trouble, they probably didn’t mean it
- why the hell would you go and see a shaman?
- you shouldn’t run until you’ve lost a bit more weight
- you should really do your MBA
- don’t take your camera, it might get stolen/broken/lost (total times this happened: four – memories captured all the times it didn’t: millions).
- reiki is such a load of bullshit
- why would you want to re-train at your age?
- but he’s so different/argumentative/cute and stupid, it will only end in tears
- organic food is such a rip-off and it makes no difference
- travelling first class is such a waste of money
- meditation is for hippies and freaks
- banks are all the same (nb: they aren’t)
- don’t get tattooed
- but you only know them from the internet! You can’t meet them in person! They’ll probably be an axe-murdering truck driver!
- are you sure you want to change your name?
- you should really stop writing about all your secrets and dreams and fears and stuff on the internet
‘Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition’ ~ Steve Jobs
this truck driving murder (well i murder flowers to put them in a vase) is so looking forward to meeting you
amen.
p.s. im saving the murdery bit until you really get to trrusting me {evil grin}
someone bought those egg cups yesterday (but it wasn’t me) and i know where you took that photo… so i must be a stalker too ;)
love this! (love said in a high Julia Childs falsetto . LOOooooove this)
ha! i have followed ALOT of julia’s advice especially ‘always start out with a larger pot than what you think you need’ which is applicable to everything.
Yes!
You’ll regret those tattoos
You shouldn’t give up a good well paid boring job to follow your heart.
You really should settle down at your age.
You’ll change your mind about not wanting kids.
Whatever lovies – I have a certain Tom Petty song in my head now!
Oh I hear you! I have heard many of those too – plus a few about marrying an englishman, my uterus not getting any younger, blah blah blah!
And Leonie’s right – you should have listened to the one about the axe murderers ;)
THANK YOU for listening to yourself! Otherwise there would be no us!!
xo
I married the axe-murdering truck driver who recently took me to New York, travelling first class. A good decision to ignore the warners of doom and interestingly, all those who rolled their eyes, tutted and curled their lip at the impending first class travel hadn’t ever done so.
I did ignore the ‘Don’t get a tattoo’ advice and do regret it tho’ – I’d like a tattoo but not that and not there. I have my first appointment next month to start getting it lasered off.
Your axe-murdering truck driver sounds like such a sweetheart :)
ignorance is bliss :)
you are having a stranger pick you up at the airport and you are sleeping at her house?
one of the best decisions that i ever made.
love you so enormously much.
Love …
Love this.
Imagine how different things would be if you’d listened. And for me for that matter xxx
EXACTLY!
The grass may not be greener on the other side
You won’t be able to do a marathon and a PhD
[If you leave your husband] you will be alone for the rest of your life and never have children
Most men are bastards
I stick with the people who believe in me.
I gently correct those who seek to bring me down, and remember that this bringing down is not me, it is them.
Ah, Sas.
*vigorous head nod to all of the above*