My Sunday Song #34 is “Dear Younger Me” by the band MercyMe. The song is the fourth single off their 2014 album ‘Welcome to the New’. The story is an autobiographical song by Bart Millard that talks about what he would say to his younger self about what he could do to help him not feel the pain. You can check out the story behind the song as told by Bart Millard of Mercyme on godtube.com.
It is a beautiful and actually thought provoking song. If you think about it now, would you want to know what choices you could make differently as a younger child. I am not sure I would want to do anything differently. Are there things I regret, of course. Are there things I wish I would have done differently, absolutely. Do I wish I could go back and change them…NO!!!!
Why?? If I did, would I be where I am today? Would I be married to my friend, my partner, my beautiful wife? Would I have my two girls that are the best thing I have ever done in my life? If there is a chance any of that would be different by going back and telling my younger self what to change, there is no way I would do it. All of my life choices got me to where I am right here, right now. And I am glad they did!!
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