“Spent way too much time worrying about the future instead of enjoying the present.”
Hindsight is 20/20.
I didn’t have the courage to explore and try something new for my growth and development."
“Spent way too much time worrying about the future instead of enjoying the present."
“Caring what people thought of me.”
“I married my first boyfriend.
We were not a good match.
I basically killed my body and mental health trying to be enough for him.
I’m 29, and barely have any stories about my life or experiences.
And cant exactly hold deep or meaningful conversations with people out of the lack of those experiences.
I feel so…bland.
And it sucks.”
“I cared for others and always put them first.
I came third, fourth, or fifth.
Everyone took advantage.”
“Went from going out drinking as much as possible to literally working 330-plus days a year.
Turns out you only have friends when youre the fun guy, lol.”
“Spent way too much time worrying about the future instead of enjoying the present.”
“Getting into legal trouble.
Years wasted dealing with probation officers, shitty lawyers, court hearings, jail time, fines, etc.
It’s so hard to dig out of once youre in.
Almost like it was designed that way.”
“Put all my eggs in one basket.
It feels shitty spending so many years like that.
“Drifting from one low-paying dead-end blue-collar job to another.”
“Waiting for a guy to propose and not pursuing a PhD.”
“My job took me around the world in my 20s.
I got to travel to some pretty cool places and a lot of not-so-cool places.
I got to hang with locals and see a lot of things tourists never saw.
It was a cool experience.
The problem was I was a heavy drinker at that point in my life.
“About half of it was trying to maintain a relationship that was destined to fail.
“Not taking my mental health seriously.
Surrounding myself with the wrong people.”
18.And lastly, “Long distance relationships.
And I did it twice.”
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