I have had a pretty easy life. I've never been without anything I truly need. I have a great family, and over the years I've surrounded myself with friends I want to be around and lost people I thought were true friends. Most of all I've discovered a lot about myself and figured out some stuff along the way. I'm not saying I know everything, but there is a lot I would go back and tell my younger self.
The first thing that I would tell my younger self is not to sweat the small stuff. I remember my first panic attack. I was getting laying in bed thinking about what I needed to do the next day and if I had forgotten anything. Then suddenly I broke out into a cold sweat! I had forgotten to return a library book! How could I?! I was going to be in soooooo much trouble, and talk about the fortune I had racked up. I could never pay it! I tried to do the math in my head, but it had been months! I would owe hundreds of dollars!
I remember weeks of worrying and not being able to sleep at night. Looking back I smile at my naiveté, but I'd like to tell myself not to sweat the small stuff. The Babysitters Club book that was late couldn't cost more than $8 and I was never billed for it.
Now I kind of wish I was that worried about little things. The distractions and worries of a college student are nothing compared to a child's, but the freedom is definitely worth it.
Juliann Therese
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