You’re 18 and Can Do It All Again
What if when you were 18 years old, you were given a list of all the major things that you would accomplish between the age of 18 and your age now. All the good things, the bad things, the decisions, the important people What if then you were told to look over the list and decide which of those things you would keep, and what you would do differently. Would you undo the bad decisions? Would you do better with the good decisions? Would you hold on to all the people you’ve let slip away? Would you tell people things that you hadn’t?
What pattern do you see in what you would change? Would you take a different job? Work in a different industry? Get a different education? Have different relationships? Would you be kinder? Would you work less? Work more? Would you focus on different things? Would you write a book? Would you take better care of yourself? Save more money? Live some place different?
How Would You Decide?
What process/rational would you use to make your decisions? Would you consciously use your (now) more developed sense of values? Would you seek counsel from someone (different)? Would you have a different set of priorities now that you would apply?
You Do Get a Redo (From Here On) . . .
OK, you can’t remake/redo the decisions between year 18 and now. BUT you can remake/redo/start again from age now till the end of your life. What’s going to be different?
Jo McDermott 
Any change in my path along the way would not have led me to here; I’d not be who I am today or have these wonderful children or partner or friends. At the end of every day, I ask myself who I was at my best? And who was I at my worst. I give thanks for life’s gifts, try to learn from life’s lessons and move on.
Thanks for your posts, Jo.
I hear you, Donna. It’s fun to think about.