45 years of Life Lessons written to my 16 year old self

Dear Jenny,

Life should be an endless series of adventures that make you want to pee your pants from fear or excitement!

Never settle…never, never, never, never, never. If you feel you are, immediately call YOUR PERSON!

You can have anything you want in this world if you decide you want it bad enough.

Don’t dismiss the unfamiliar person or place…you may find your soulmate.

If you are constantly with someone who makes you check your thoughts, check THEM to the curb.

Chasing people is a ginormous waste of time. You be you, and the right people will show up.

Take the big risk, win or lose, you win!

Don’t close your mind to a new idea “just because”.

Before spending any money that makes you go into debt, sleep on it, a lot!

Training your mind to work For You vs Against You is a Super Power!

You can be loyal to a fault.

When you stop talking to those closest to you and who know you best, open your ears and listen to them. They may have a point worth considering!

Don’t hold grudges, it only hurts you.

Listening to and considering advice is great, if the person giving it is where you want to be.

Your body will stop bouncing back from all those empty calories, stop eating CRAP!

Finding your Ride or Die Girl is one of the most awesome things ever!

Learn how to make at least THREE elegant beautiful meals.

Realize that all big institutions don’t have your best interest at heart. It’s your body and your life, decide for you.

Go see or pick up the phone, texting is not always best.

Stop working so hard for someone else if you are not prioritizing working on yourself.

Ladies – get your pap smears and check your girls! Going for my mammogram this month.

Wear sunscreen.

Don’t pick your face or bite your nails!

Listen to your intuition..it’s God and the Universe speaking to you.

Be bold with your choices and respect others. 

LOVE YOURSELF – Don’t speak words to yourself that you would never say to others!

LOVE YOURSELF – Find your gifts and bring them out into the world!

LOVE YOURSELF – so that you can serve others with your full measure of awesomeness!

LOVE YOURSELF – and realize YOU own your own happiness, and then you can bring that happiness to another person, another relationship. 

Love, Jen

October 11, 2018