If you could give some advice to a younger you (say 10 years ago), what would you say? That seems a wonderful question to me, one that helps us probe into that area of priorities and what we really know or don’t know. It’s a “Big Question” question.

I saw the question above posted by a friend on Facebook and without giving it too much thought, I responded,

Relax. Put in a good effort then let go of the outcome. You own the effort but not the results.

A quote from Henri Nouwen, a truly wise man, says it better:

To be able to enjoy fully the many good things the world has to offer, we must be detached from them. To be detached does not mean to be indifferent or uninterested. It means to be non-possessive. Life is a gift to be grateful for and not a property to cling to.

On the other hand, I laughed out loud when I saw our son Lex’s  advice to his 18 year old self

stop freaking out. you will get laid. eventually.

Of course, there were the pedestrian responses about buying Google stock or PUT THE DONUT DOWN.

So what advice would you give to your 10 year younger self?