What would you tell your 16 year old self. What important snippets of experience would have help if the you of now could send a message to the you of then? What would you change? What would you do instead? Or would you even have listened?
For my recent birthday, I was given a copy of a wonderful new book called ‘Dear Me – A letter to my sixteen-year-old self’ it’s edited by Joseph Galliano, with a forward written by Sir Elton John. It’s a compilation of letters written by famous people, such as Paul O’Grady, Emma Thompson, Jonathan Ross, Yoko Ono, Will Young, Stephen Fry and many more. Each letter, all with a different approach, contain wonderful advice that we probably all wish we could take nowThis book has made me smile, made me laugh, made me cry and best of all made me think.
So what would I tell my 16 year old self. I’d tell myself to enjoy time with my parents, they aren’t around for ever. I’d tell myself never to go on a diet, they are a bad habit to rely on. (An Aunt told me this when I was 13 and I was miffed she even mentioned it!). I’d tell myself to be more positive and more confident in the choices I made. And to have fun and be happy!
What would you write in a letter to your sixteen-year-old self? I’d love to hear your thoughts.
PS This book makes a perfect Christmas present. You can buy a copy from my website.
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