Do you have regrets?

A friend said to me -

"You only ever regret what you are too scared to try"

I had to think about this being fairly sure I have done a lot of things in my life I regretted.

Said the wrong thing and upset someone.

Made a mistake and realised it will be discovered before it can be corrected.

Been in company where someone was silly with to much alcohol and thought - they will regret this tomorrow.

Many, many examples.....

But, you know what? Yes you do regret them for maybe a day or a week. Because you have to face up to and answer to them almost immediately you forget them. In a years time if you even remember them it has just added to life experience.

The real regrets are in the heart. Things you were too scared to do. Things you put of for so long that they became habit not to think about.

Putting off haveing kids when you are young. Can't afford them. And, as you reach 40 find it is not so easy to change.

Scared of changing your job. It is not good but the thought of not having an income for a few months is scary.

Not having time for your grandparents when you are young and busy. Then they die and as you get older discover so many questions you would like answered.

Have you ever felt like this?

teddybear
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not really when ni do something I do with good intensions and I don't have regrets about anything well maybe in anoyher life I would like more education feels I didn't get near enough is only a small regret but back then things were different
I did something brave because I thought I would regret it if I didn't. I will probably regret for the rest of my life that I did - but who knows? In a few more years hindsight may kick in. It certainly changed my life and the old one was pretty dull and safe and BORING.
Hi johnjm cheers

The young have no regrets - are you over 21? dunno

And, sometimes like me too busy working and liveing very little time for reflection.
I think most people have regrets and don't wish to face the truth.

Something that they have/had failed at.

Something that we wish we hadn't done or said.


Sure I have some regrets but there are too many for me to list.
Elegsabiff hug

Way to go girl cheering

You may suffer for trying. What doesn't kill us makes us stronger. But I think you would regret a long time for not having tried.
Ccincy Hi

So you don't think the real regrets are something you put off or were scared to try?
Praison,

Aside from small petty regrets like hurting others feelings with my craziness and carelessness with words...I have no real big regrets in life...not even my divorce...I am who I am today because of every small and big things that happened in my life...both good or bad are accounted for and appreciatedteddybear I put a lot of thoughts and feelings in every decisions I take...win or loss, I will never regret...simply learn from it and make the most out of it.

No sense in crying over spilled milk...grin
Hi praison probably a combination.
Hi Crazy cheers

So you are lucky in mind and spirit. A person who "does" things rather than too scared to try.

Divorce was the right thing for me. But, I have know people who put it off "till the kids leave school" Bad mistake

That is definately something that the whole family could regret.

dunno
No regrets. I took a job a few years ago that ended my marriage because of the travelling I had to do. It was always going to be challenging and it makes finding someone who can live with being apart a lot of the time an issue but I've never regretted it. Can't turn back the clock anyway. Pick up and move on and things work out as they should.
Hi Chrome wave

Are you sure you did not want it to to work out this way? If I thought this was a possible outcome and I loved my partner no way would I have accepted this job.

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Praison, your English is excellent on this blog. Why has it deteriorated on the blog above? dunno confused
Hi Lucy wave

I tell my friend what I need write. Translate Thai / English not good. I write in Thai and they translate English. When it come to comments I manage if they leave. My English improve every day when I chat. I was told English have 80,000 words - Thai have 30,000 so it not easy for me.

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Ah, that explains it, Praison! laugh Learning a new language is always challenging and hard work! Good luck. wave
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