I was looking for lists - lists of things a girl should have learnt or done before hitting the critical age of 24 ( I'm not a girl, not yet a woman, right? :D) After looking for, like, 2 infernally long minutes ( God, give me patience!!!), I've decided to do what I (at least, once!) used to do best: write! So, here's a a list of things I learnt or mastered by now: 1. Accept yourself. Love yourself. It's not a clichee, really. I once accepted the challenge of having to pick 2 words that I would say to my younger self, if I could. The first thought was: Accept yourself. Had I known when I was a teenager that I would never become the awesome girl that I am today by trying to be someone else, it could have saved me a lot of trouble and wasted time. Be yourself and help yourself become the person you were meant to be. Don't worry if my words don't make sense now: it is the kind of wisdom that you acquire when you get in your mid-twenties :D 2.