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I personally would tell myself not to be so ambitious and to let life be life. That everything will work out in the end. I would also give myself a clue to the great future that would happen when I accepted Christ at 17. Because I was in a pretty hopeless state back than.
 

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I would tell myself to enjoy each day with my husband and my mom because you don't know how many days any of us have left and to not sweat the small stuff. Live each day as if it's your last.
Now that's wisdom.
 
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I would have been 12, entering into the teen years that I'm so glad to be out of now lol.

I would have told myself to trust myself more, and listen to my instincts about what I want out of life. FORGET what other people want from me, what do I expect out of myself? Could have saved a LOT of heartache over the years if I'd figured that one out earlier.

And also, don't be so judgmental, you will end up committing most of the very same mistakes that you thought were far beneath you....all before 10 years have passed.

And last but not least...I would tell myself that I was never fat! I would definitely tell myself to appreciate my looks more and to stop with the negative comparisons.
 
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what do you know now that you would tell yourself?

I personally would tell myself not to be so ambitious and to let life be life. That everything will work out in the end. I would also give myself a clue to the great future that would happen when I accepted Christ at 17. Because I was in a pretty hopeless state back than.
I would tell myself that the girl I had a huge crush on back then has some serious issues now, and that it would be wise for me not to want to date her.
 
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I'd tell myself lots of bad things. I'd tell myself that it doesn't get any better. But I'd tell myself to trust God. Then I'd proceed to tell myself about all the tornados and such disasters that are going to happen so I could die without any suspicion being raised.
 
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