If you could change anything in your life...Would You?

[Bill in SD, CA]

With all the "left" and "right" turns we take in life, that shape our lives, I look back and say to myself..."If only I had ...."

Realizing that the opposite decision would probably have made me a different person, I wonder if I could do it all over, would I want to change the path I chose? Probably wouldn't be married to my wife, certainly wouldn't have the "same" kids.

If I could change one thing, I never would have smoked pot. Not that it had a "health" impact on me (I hope ) but believe I would have made other - more beneficial - decisions later and during the time that I did.

Would you change anything if you could?

Bill

[MrMikeL]

My father, may he rest in peace, used to say: "if I had my life to live over again, I'd 'live over' a delicatessen"

[kenyg]

hmmm - ms & dell stock in the early 80's

[vass0922]

I've made some decisions in life that I'm sure people have frowned upon (and probably still do!). The fact remains that I wouldnt' be where I am today if I had not. I'm not unhappy with who I am or where I am, so probably no I wouldnt' change anything.
Our past makes us who we are today.
Who knows maybe if you'd of become the 'star quarterback' of your high school, then in college completely flopped and got into a life of crime in a severe bout of depression.. it may LOOK like your life would of been better taking that route, but in reality maybe your life IS better than "If only I had..."

There's a song, thank god for unanswered prayers...
In high school he prayed to god that he could be with a woman that was "all that". 20 years later, she's an empty person and he's very happy with his wife. If he'd gotten that prayer who knows maybe he'd be just a shell of a person too...

[Bill in SD, CA]

Re-looking at this, sounds as if I'm stoned now.



Bill

[Centurion]

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[Gouki]

Good topic for a thread.

Off the top of my head the first that comes to mind is that I wish I would have studied/tried harder in College. If I had done that...I would have already graduated, hopefully had a good job and probably moved away.

On the other hand...the fact that I didn't graduate meant that I was here for a few more years and I was able to get my Black Belt in Martial Arts. Since doing that...I've decided that it's time I go back and finish up at the "other" school I went to.

I'll be starting back up this summer session...gonna feel a bit awkward but in the long run it'll definitely be worth it.

Too depressive to talk about, but I would have taken a different approach to the only women I've truly loved so far in this life.

[Cruez]

Not that I would exactly change anything..... but I would like to start my life over after this one has finished...

Then try something different the second go around..

[M_Six]

Everything I've done in life, both good and bad, has led me to where I am now and made me who I am now. I'm pretty happy with where and who I am, so I'd have to say no, I wouldn't change a thing.