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Sorry…. I am NOT living life with regret! Lucille Ball said it best “I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done”.
We all need to learn a lesson from this. Sometimes we won’t try something new because we’re worried about how “it” will turn out. I’m not talking about really risky behavior or something that’s harmful. I’m talking about living life to the fullest.
My husband and I celebrated our 25th anniversary last week. Those who know us – know we’ve gone through some tough times – as most people do. The funny thing is… I’ve been sitting here trying to think of things I regret (I mean really regret) and I can’t think of one. I should be regretting my decision to merge my former business – which cost my family EVERYTHING financially. We wen’t through a couple or really rough years.
The amazing thing is - if I didn’t do that – I wouldn’t have started my current businesses. I wouldn’t have had the freedom in my schedule to help out my in laws when they were ill. I wouldn’t have had the opportunity to share a trip to China with my daughter when she was 16. I would’nt be sitting here writing this. I have a pretty great life. I can’t regret a few years of disruption.
The thing is – I could have let regret, anger, resentment and all those “lovely” emotions paralyze me. I could have used my bad “luck” as an excuse to wallow in regret. Instead…. I did…… We did. And we still keep doing and trying. At nearly 50 – my husband has decided to “switch teams” from skiing to snowboarding. I watched him stuggle last week trying to get through the learning curve of a new “venture”. I watched with pride. (I’m still not trying it though! I like my 2 skiis too much to give them up). No regrets!
So….. go out and do something new today. Try a new food you’ve always thought you’d hate. Take a bike ride with your child. Go sing Karaoke! Whatever you do – do NOT regret something you COULD have tried – but didn’t!
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