Glad I did; wish I hadn't. Wish I had; glad I didn't.
I'm not temperamentally inclined to spend a great deal of time thinking about regrets. But claiming there is nothing in my life I wish I hadn't done would be a lie. And the same goes for some things that I had the opportunity to do. Looking back now, there are a few of those I wish I had acted on. How about you? I'd welcome hearing which four things first come to mind when you consider the italicized phrases opening this post.
I'm glad I pledged to visit all the National Parks. In the end, I may not make it to all sixty-five - the five remote ones in Alaska and the one on American Samoa are a long shot - but had I never made that pledge, my connection to the natural world would feel smaller.
I wish I hadn't let my ego rule my early life as an aspiring musician and songwriter.
I wish I had gone to Barcelona with my wife when that opportunity presented itself some years back. I foolishly let the price of the airline ticket dissuade me from joining her at the time. A bozo move, for sure.
I'm glad I didn't let either the naysayers in my life or my pathetic early view numbers lead me to conclude that blogging wasn't worth the time or effort. This blog has helped me immeasurably - in several ways - to harness my creativity.
Please share with me and others something you're glad you did and something you wish you hadn't. From there it should be easy to recall something you wish you had done as well as something you're glad you didn't.
Hey Pat ... OK, lets see where this one takes me ...
ReplyDeleteGlad I did - Find theater in my life. HS Sophomore with little to do. It changed my life
Wish I Hadn't - Waited so long. Although my finding theater was sort of a fluke on an afterschool afternoon, I would know that I would've enjoyed it so much no matter when it started so, why not sooner?
Wish I had - Not been so afraid to try some things. There were places I did go, things I did do - some by myself - that were great. But there are/were a number of things that I didn't do. Some that would have been great, in retrospect. Thankfully there are more that I did do.
Glad I didn't - Without getting in to too much detail, I am glad that I didn't fall into a situation in your early 20's that, although scared enough to almost fall, I had support enough that I didn't.
Be well,
Bob
Bob; the “wish I had” and “glad I didn’t” pieces of your comprehensive response to this post are both honest and intriguing. The latter is a bit cryptic so … I want to hear more. The former is a sentiment that I’m sure is shared by many if not most people
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