Di’s‘s post on turning 29 inspired this. While it’s too late for me to make lists – considering i have just about 2 months before D-day! So i have made a list of my key learnings in the past decade!
I have learnt that
1. The opposite of love is not hate but indifference. Hate is just another form of love. Indifference helps you let go of pain and hurtful memories a lot faster
2. It’s ok to make mistakes at work. As a former boss once told me, making mistakes shows that you are actually attempting to work!!! yes he used the words attempting
3. However in the rest of your life’s decisions, there are no mistakes – there are no rights/wrongs. Every step you have taken is just a step into creating the person that you are today.
4. Ambitions change – As you grow up you realize you may never be the hot shoot career professional that you aspired to be – but it won’t matter.
5. It is possible to love without having any walls or inhibitions
6. You need girl friends – enough said!
7. You will make a lot of friends – the important ones will remain
8. Your body is growing old – take care of it
9. Spend time with your loved ones so that you have no regrets
10. A lot of your problems and issues are self created – don’t complicate other’s life and your own with your insecurities. i said a lot of your problems – not all
11. I used to think that to find bliss you needed some form of external stimuli – i have learnt that you can find bliss in solitude
12. Happiness or Sadness is what you choose to be!
20’s – i wonder if you still have some lessons for me before i sign off and join the very adult world of the “30’s”?
You sure you are turning 29? Or is it 39? 😛
So much wisdom!
That said, I think I broke a tendon in my neck by nodding it so much. Agree agree agree to all you said. I couldn’t have said it better!
Dont scare me – 39!!! or is because you have seen my photu u say like that …by 39 i plan to be a wise calm peaceful woman…you know the bodh gaya tree types!
I have to agree about the vigorous nodding. Excellent advice there!
advice – no no – just what i feel – i take no responsibility for incidents caused by my “wisdom” 🙂
Errrrr..one year older to you age wise..and 20 years younger to you maturity wise 😦
Thats RM for you 🙂
Yeah right RM…the way you function on a daily basis has a lot more maturity than my haphazard no routine existence 🙂
WOWOW now that wisdom I shu have listened a decade ago ..
Where were you then Now I have to blame you for all that has happened 🙂 he he he
Yeh kya baat hui?
If i get the blame, do i allso get the credit for all the good things Mr policeman 😛
how sane are the 2nd,6th,9th points among all the important ones!
thank you for sharing it my sanest friend 😉
🙂 i am determined to prove that i am the sanest maasi 🙂
Brrr NO!
Swaram 😛
So age really does it…. Can’t believe you wrote all those points… 🙂
And I like the pinky pink look of your blog…. 🙂
thank you 🙂
You can’t believe that i am showing wisdom huh Tan???
Amen to 4.
Will go by what you say Oh wise one 😛
Oh btw, *eye roll* at your attempt to be sane!
You are just jealous of my wisdom Di!!! so jealous 😛
*Joins the eye-rolling* 😯
jealous jealous swaram 😛
Nuttie, when I read all this I feel so dumb and immature. I don’t know if I have collected any wisdom so far 😦
Bah – u pepper child – i read your posts so i do know that you have collected your own brand of maturity…and Sigh you have another 5 years to go…by then you will be the bodh gaya tree only!
Those are very mature and wise points 30 or 60! The best thing about ageing is the wisdom you gain or the realisation you get that wisdom is eluding you. I am happy to see that it is the former in your case.
Thank you Z….i am all smiling at being called mature by you 🙂
sigh! all this wisdom is oozing out of you? Are you planning to giveaway the Nuttie crown in your name now? You know I can gracefully accept it on your behalf 😉
Happy turning 30 my friend! and no matter what age you turn into…all that matters is the heart that is forever green and can see the goodness of the world 🙂
No No Nuttie crown is all back…i will be back with all the nuttiness and all…Soon soon!
SIgh! I hv about an yr and a half, so may be I should start listing out points too 😛 May be I can’t write anything in a hurry when situations demands otherwise 😉
Awesome points there Nuts 😀
a year and a half…Sob! Sob! Enjoy your twenties my child
Wow, I really have to start thinking about turning 30 I guess… have about 2.2 yrs to go though, so I can procrastinate a little more 😀
Boooo Hoooo…2.2 years to go….Sob Sob!
Hello…hopped on over and am sure glad I did!
Could not agree more with 3,7 and 12 🙂
glad you did too.. Welcome here and i love your name – pop goes the biscuit 🙂
I totally agree…
esp about love and hate.. indifference does make you let go of hurt feelings..
And girl friends are a must! I miss my frns.. sigh! At any age, girl friends are the life line!
I always maintain that learning indifference was my biggest lesson in life ever! Glad you feel that way too pixie!
Wow! And at 32 I still dont have half that wisdom! *bowing low*
Ahem u women so exaggerate!
Hello, found my way here through another blog..very insightful list.you know they say best time of a woman’s life is between ages 29 and 30 so live it up and enjoy all the time in between:-)
Really between 29 to 30…wow i have 2 months to go…where were you 10 months ago 🙂
Welcome here Disha
🙂 Awesome! 🙂
Loved the list! 🙂
Hey there girl and how have u been 🙂
“However in the rest of your life’s decisions, there are no mistakes – there are no rights/wrongs. Every step you have taken is just a step into creating the person that you are today.” – How true… and anyhow loved all of them… 🙂
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