What advice would you give your younger - or present - self?

Tweet

The advice could be a general, all-encompassing life lesson such as "speak up more, be less afraid" or about a certain situation you wish went differently, whatever you wish to reflect on. Personally, the most important thing I'd say to High School Chelsea is to be less harsh with myself. I beat myself up for years as a perfectionist, and never felt like I was good enough or did well enough, even if everything was going perfectly well. I missed out on some things due to worrying, rather than being in the moment, that I'll never get back, and I feel a real loss from it. Another is to forgive myself for my past (this goes for Present Chelsea too!) I'm not really close to anyone anymore yet Facebook constantly reminds me of the relationships I once had, and are really painful to remember, particularly through pictures (the breakup of my marriage being one of them). Of course I can just not go on Facebook but my point is that I always feel guilty for my past actions, rather than just accepting them and moving on to live my life happily. It's a struggle, but I do try my best to move forward.