Three Things I’d Tell My Younger Self Quotes

“Friends will always matter to you, but the ones who’ll really stay the course, and still be your besties in your 50s, are the two or three who make you laugh and love you as you are. Please don’t waste time befriending people who play games or with whom you need to walk on eggshells. And don’t bother with those you feel you need to impress. Life isn’t that long.”
― Joanna Cannon, Three Things I’d Tell My Younger Self

“Be kind to yourself. Celebrate everything, even if it’s just being able to breathe. Don’t only allow yourself a party for the big stuff. Find something to celebrate every day.”
― Joanna Cannon, Three Things I’d Tell My Younger Self

“Sometimes we feel unloved and unloveable. But we are; always! We each have gifts to share; find your strengths and play to them. Help others to do the same, and the love will grow!”
― Joanna Cannon, Three Things I’d Tell My Younger Self

“Don’t stress that your friendships are changing as marriages and children bring challenges to them. New wonderful friends will appear in the next eight years that will bring you lifelong friends and so much happiness. JONATHAN AND ANGELA SCOTT, WILDLIFE AND TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHERS – THE BIG CAT PEOPLE 1.”
― Joanna Cannon, Three Things I’d Tell My Younger Self

“Trust your gut instinct when the alarm bells go off when you meet people.”
― Joanna Cannon, Three Things I’d Tell My Younger Self

“There’s little doubt that I learnt something of the nature of grief: that deep sorrow is incommunicable, that it separates you from everyone around you, and that silence is both an absence of sensation as much as an inner quality of space, but not necessarily emptiness.”
― Joanna Cannon, Three Things I’d Tell My Younger Self

“Don’t race to terrible conclusions. Think about the situation: what pressures is your relationship under? Work stress? Sickness? Money worry? Spend as much time as you can in the other person’s shoes and a mountain may quickly become a molehill. FEMI OYEBODE, AUTHOR, POET and PROFESSOR OF PSYCHIATRY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM 1.”
― Joanna Cannon, Three Things I’d Tell My Younger Self

“be honest with yourself: you only really applied because you wanted to live in a castle.”
― Joanna Cannon, Three Things I’d Tell My Younger Self

“Worrying about what everyone else is thinking about you implies everyone is thinking about you most of the time, which they are not.”
― Joanna Cannon, Three Things I’d Tell My Younger Self

“and that’s a vital tool for just keeping going when the going gets tough.”
― Joanna Cannon, Three Things I’d Tell My Younger Self

“Don’t buy shoes that don’t fit. Or feel uncomfortable. You won’t wear them in, as the assistant promises that you will. Blisters always hurt.”
― Joanna Cannon, Three Things I’d Tell My Younger Self

“Be kind to yourself. Celebrate everything, even if it’s just being able to breathe.”
― Joanna Cannon, Three Things I’d Tell My Younger Self

“Who you are right now? That’s enough. I know it doesn’t feel like it. You see the jumble of wants and frustrations, hates and I-wish-it-were-differents inside you; and that thing where you feel if you could only find a mystical key or button to press, everything would change – and you think it means you’re an eternity away from who you want to be. But that isn’t who you are. It’s the stuff that helps you get there. Each part, even the annoying, what-was-I-thinking bits you wish would just disappear, is a building block you will one day use to become awesome. That person you want to be is already inside you. It might just take bravery, tears and a considerable amount of bribery to coax them out.”
― Joanna Cannon, Three Things I’d Tell My Younger Self

“No one comes first, so ignore what everyone else is doing and do what makes your eyes light up and makes you unable to stop talking.”
― Joanna Cannon, Three Things I’d Tell My Younger Self

“Tips for uni: Jacob’s Cream Crackers are not diet biscuits; DO NOT let that woman cut you a fringe; and remember night-time is for sleeping, daytime is for working, not the other way around (#Insomnia).”
― Joanna Cannon, Three Things I’d Tell My Younger Self

“Earn your own respect. It takes ages, it’s a constant and worthy battle and it’s by far the hardest to win.”
― Joanna Cannon, Three Things I’d Tell My Younger Self

“But one thing I’ve learned since becoming an adult is that failure is the best teacher of all. Try it. Try it all. If you’re not good at it… try some more. Being embarrassed is not the end of the world, but maybe being afraid is.”
― Joanna Cannon, Three Things I’d Tell My Younger Self

“You are the author of the story of your life. You get to choose what happens. More importantly, you get to decide how the hero responds to setbacks, disasters and moments of terror. You are the difference between the person who folds when everything crumbles and the person emerging from it stronger, more determined, shining brighter. Don’t give anyone else the power to script your life. Own it. And have fun.”
― Joanna Cannon, Three Things I’d Tell My Younger Self

“Keep going through the bad times. Shit happens. Bad things happen to people all the time. Don’t let difficult times stop you from getting where you want to go.”
― Joanna Cannon, Three Things I’d Tell My Younger Self

“Comparing yourself to other people will never make you happy. Run your own race.”
― Joanna Cannon, Three Things I’d Tell My Younger Self