Monday, January 2, 2017

New Year, years ago

Facebook's "on this day" can be a lot of fun.  Sometimes I'm reminded of my silly kids.  Other times I see how much I have changed.  And then there are moments when  looking back is painful.  When life was hard. 

This particular post was none of those.  Rather it was a reminder of right before life got crazy.  I had no idea how little I would care about nail biting, or how short my nails would end up by the next year.

Looking back made me think, what if I could warn myself?  What would I tell past me?  Would I warn myself?

I don't think so, ignorance is bliss.  Besides until you go through pain you can't really understand it.  I don't think there is a way to prepare for life's struggles.  So instead I just laugh at myself, my ignorance, my small sense of happiness.