Something happened this weekend at work that brought back a little of my past. I'll admit in my younger years (when I wasn't so wise :-p) that I made a few mistakes. Mistakes that ultimately make people think of me in a certain way and because they haven't witnessed me everyday for the last four years or even for the majority of that time and they only know me in one setting they don't know how much I have grown, learned and changed.
If I was unable to look back on my life and think of something that I could have done better or perhaps made a better decision then I would be more upset because then I would know that I haven't grown or changed at all. See, having regrets has a bad connotation. A regret seems so final. There is no one in this world that can claim they have never done anything in their life that they wouldn't change. The thing is, it's okay to look back and say, "I would have changed that." I think that when people say, "have no regrets" what they mean is, "learn from each experience and be grateful you had it." You can say, "I would have changed that" but don't beat yourself up about it. It happened and it is what it is. It's okay to not be perfect, as long as you can look at yourself at the end of the day and know you are doing the best you can to be the best you can.
I wish I could have changed a few things in my past, maybe made different decisions. I don't regret it because it made me who I am.
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