The Dell

I have learned to. And as I have grown older I have come to see what pain I would have saved myself if I had listened earlier.

Although, there is a whole lot of fun that I would also have missed had I listened. And I must thank my myriad of guardian angels for these saves.

I was taught to be nice. And polite. To respect my elders. Smile. Be friendly. And these manners were drummed into us at home and at the church school I attended. I am the first born so with that the pressure to be perfect was huge.

And my instinct may have wanted me to parachute out of jobs and situations, but I listened to other’s voices.

I have made it a very firm rule in life not to rue my mistakes but to learn from them and then move on. So I have forgiven my listening to other’s voices and moved on.

I started listening to my gut feel and my life changed for the better. This was only after some self-convincing that I could be trusted to look after myself. And did not need to always be nice. I bet on myself. 

And won.