Tiny Wisdom: Thanking Your Former Self
“Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot.” –Hausa Proverb
Last year, someone asked me in an interview what I’d say to myself, from 10 years ago, if I could meet that person now. I said something along the lines of, “Be good to yourself—you’re doing the best you can.”
She then asked what I’d say to myself 50 years in the future, if I could meet that version of me now. I answered that, to that Lori, I would say, “Thank you.”
I realized after the fact that I thanked my 80 year old self because …