How to Live Your Life in your 20s to Experience Freedom in Your 40s

As I quickly approach my 50th birthday I thought it would be appropriate to write a letter to my younger self.

Like many other humans, I had hopes, dreams and aspirations in my 20s.

With passing time I have come to understand myself better and learned a number of key lessons.

It is safe to say that I've had a mixed bag of experiences that helped me to become who I am today.

This letter will cover several areas including health + well-being, business, wealth, recreation, environment, relationships and spiritual.

Many other people like me have written letters to their younger self so this is not a unique idea at all.

At the end of the day, this letter is going to be my take on life, love and self-growth.

It will also serve as advice to my children so that they can learn from my mistakes and have a better experience in life.

Hopefully, it will inspire you too so that you can avoid some of the mistakes that I have made and achieve your dreams minus the pain.

To Write or Not to Write

Oh, how I wish that I had taken the time to write down and cherish all my dreams, plans and aspirations.

Because I would've had something tangible to look back on to help with this reflection post.

I have to confess that I did write down my dreams over the years but it was never done in a cherished way.

In fact, I wrote them down on scraps of paper or in notebooks that I used for a variety of other things.

Of course, it is never too late to write down your dreams and aspirations.

Even at the age of 50, I would still have another 20 years of life to live so I need to get a journal.

A special book that I can cherish for 20-30 years. If you have any suggestions let me know in the comments.

In the meantime, let me see if I can remember what was in my dreams during my 20s.

My Dream

I know for certain that I wanted to get married, have a lovely wedding and have 2-4 kids.

The specifics of where I wanted to live remain unclear.

It is frustrating to think that in my 20s I never really saw marriage as a form of lifelong companionship.

At least I don't remember seeing it as super important.

However, I wanted to become a medical doctor because I saw it as a career as well as a way to provide for my family.

It's weird but I wanted to be a home owner and live somewhere stable but again no specifics about where I wanted to live.

Being able to pay my bills and afford food, clothing and shelter were super important to me.

Most importantly, I didn't want to become bored in my career so I was always thinking of the next step.

My excitement for travel was a big focus, so positioning myself with the ability to do that was a priority for me.

Health + Well-Being

As someone who grew up in an environment where it was common for my parent's relatives to be ill.

It was important for me to ensure that I lived a healthy lifestyle.

Thanks to my parents, my siblings and I were brought up on a vegetarian and sometimes vegan lifestyle.

So,