Tuesday Tell All-No Regrets
Since my mind hasn't been functioning as well as it used to (I'm hoping this happens to everyone after having a baby), I haven't had as much to blog about. My friend Cheryl participates in a weekly blog that is an assigned topic. It's called Tuesday Tell All. I thought it would be good for me so that I at least have a post each week.
This week's topic is to fill in the blanks.
I wish I would have________.
I'm glad I_________.
This is a hard one. I wish I could have thought about this longer. Does that count? JK! I have to admit that there are quite a few things that I've regretted in my life, all of which cannot be undone, obviously. There are small things, like I wish I would have realized how skinny I really was in high school, because my body will never look like that again. I wish I would have enjoyed college more: taken more classes, participated in more activities, etc. I wish I would have kept playing the piano for longer than I did. There are also other things I regret that I won't mention here, because they are personal to me and would probably bore you anyway.
Thinking about all of these things helped me decide on one specific answer. I wish I would have known in high school and college what I know now. I know, I know, hindsight is always 20/20. I just think it would have saved me a lot of hard lessons learned. But at the same time I have to think, maybe I wouldn't know what I know now without having done all of those things that I regret doing. Did that make any sense? I guess that's why we are encouraged to learn from our hardships, so that we can make them better. So that we can handle things more easily in the future. So that we can teach our children and those around us the lessons that we've learned. If that truly is the case, then I guess I can't say "I wish I would have...". I can only say, "I'm glad I went through the things that I did (even though they sucked), because they made me the person I am today". I'm glad I took the few piano lessons that I did, because now I at least know how to read music and how to pick out parts. Now I can enjoy even more the music of those people who did stick with their piano lessons. Now I can try to teach my children that they too might regret stopping piano lessons (when they start).
We've heard it a million times, "You have to look on the bright side". My husband rarely gets upset or frustrated after something doesn't go our way. When I ask him, "Doesn't that bother you?" He says no, because there's nothing he can do about it. He chooses to not get worked up about it. I am still working on this, but I think this post has helped me to realize that if I could change something from my life, it just might not be my life anymore. I like where I'm at. I love my husband. I have darling children. We're fortunate enough to be living in a foreign country, where we are close to so much history. We have good health. We have great family members and friends. We have the restored Gospel in our lives. We truly are blessed.
This week's topic is to fill in the blanks.
I wish I would have________.
I'm glad I_________.
This is a hard one. I wish I could have thought about this longer. Does that count? JK! I have to admit that there are quite a few things that I've regretted in my life, all of which cannot be undone, obviously. There are small things, like I wish I would have realized how skinny I really was in high school, because my body will never look like that again. I wish I would have enjoyed college more: taken more classes, participated in more activities, etc. I wish I would have kept playing the piano for longer than I did. There are also other things I regret that I won't mention here, because they are personal to me and would probably bore you anyway.
Thinking about all of these things helped me decide on one specific answer. I wish I would have known in high school and college what I know now. I know, I know, hindsight is always 20/20. I just think it would have saved me a lot of hard lessons learned. But at the same time I have to think, maybe I wouldn't know what I know now without having done all of those things that I regret doing. Did that make any sense? I guess that's why we are encouraged to learn from our hardships, so that we can make them better. So that we can handle things more easily in the future. So that we can teach our children and those around us the lessons that we've learned. If that truly is the case, then I guess I can't say "I wish I would have...". I can only say, "I'm glad I went through the things that I did (even though they sucked), because they made me the person I am today". I'm glad I took the few piano lessons that I did, because now I at least know how to read music and how to pick out parts. Now I can enjoy even more the music of those people who did stick with their piano lessons. Now I can try to teach my children that they too might regret stopping piano lessons (when they start).
We've heard it a million times, "You have to look on the bright side". My husband rarely gets upset or frustrated after something doesn't go our way. When I ask him, "Doesn't that bother you?" He says no, because there's nothing he can do about it. He chooses to not get worked up about it. I am still working on this, but I think this post has helped me to realize that if I could change something from my life, it just might not be my life anymore. I like where I'm at. I love my husband. I have darling children. We're fortunate enough to be living in a foreign country, where we are close to so much history. We have good health. We have great family members and friends. We have the restored Gospel in our lives. We truly are blessed.
Comments
I loved your perspective and thoughts. Thanks for sharing! I am so glad I have been able to be a part of your life for many, many years and many more to come!