If you could rewind the clock...

No experience - good or bad - is ever wasted

Live for the moment, don't put things off until later. It may be too late to fulfill your dreams.

Don’t ignore ones own hopes & expectations in order to appease others.

What age would you define as 'younger self'?

Don’t take up fly fishing - you’ll never have any money!

Saving for your retirement is not an option its a necessity .

Just always be true to yourself!

Go on, Find the courage to enter Holy Orders

Go to university and do languages. It'll open up a whole new world!

20s/30s?

Dont defer to men.

Don’t try and keep pleasing others, make up your own mind.

It's not the end of the world if you tell people you can't or don't want to do what they want. I spent a lot of my life being a "people pleaser". I still am to a certain extent but have now learned to say no when I want to.

I would never give myself advice, because, contrarian that I am, I would promptly ignore it and do the opposite and, generally, I have done best in life when I have ignored advice.

Move far far away from everyone and everything you now know

Be brave - don't let your upbringing make you so fearful.

Am with Bridgeit & Nankate

I would never have listened!

Never let a fool kiss you or a kiss fool you !

Listen to that 'inner voice' and take heed, don't push it aside. That would have saved me an awful lot of trouble!

Never rely on a man to use contraception.....

Stand up to my domineering mother .
Looking back makes me realise what a wimp I was.

I too would tell myself to be brave, stand up to my mother and believe in myself despite her.

Of course I regret odd things but as someone has already said all experiences have something to teach us. I married at 19, lived in Western Canada for several years, had 3 lovely children, my husband died suddenly at 50. Had a few years trying different things I had wanted to do....children all grown up and left home....met a wonderful woman who changed my life, we have been together for 20 years. We are very lucky, my children and grandchildren love her very much. So I think it is better to travel with an open mind, sad and happy times are enriching and make us who we are!