Do Overs - And how often do you think about them?

Sippican

Sippican

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Looking back, what would be the 1 (or 2,3,4...) things you wish you could do over?
And, do you think about them often?
How would your life trajectory have changed.

One of mine...I would have stayed in Louisiana back in 1979. I think how my life would have been different going down a different family path.
I look on it fondly, because I love how my life turned out. But, I still think 'what if'.
 

I don't think I would choose to do anything differently. The reason... like in my favorite Christmas movie (It's a Wonderful Life) anything that would have been changed would have affected everything else in the years to come. It's rather scary to me wondering what *else* would have been affected had I taken another course at any given point.

Love this topic, @Sippican , and seeing the responses will be fun.
 
LMAO.... I frequently wish I could have gone back to living with my Ex GF/Fiancé.... And Its part of a longer story.....
We lived in the front downstairs apartment, My wife baby sat for the couple in the back upstairs apartment .
I could have met her 2 years earlier...
 

I wouldn't "do things over", nor do I give it much if any thought. Aside from a few unexpected illnesses, life has treated myself and family well.

I suppose that we (wife and I) could have made a bit of a change here or there, but with enough funds to sustain us and surrounded by a large and loving brood, I 'm happy with the life pattern that we chose.
 
I think every experience in my life was either a lesson to be learned or an impetus to grow. I would not change anything. Because of my experiences, I became more compassionate to those in need, more forgiving, more grateful, and more persistent in my pursuit of my goals. Everything happened or unfolded the way it needed to. Of course, losing a spouse or falling down a flight of stairs were difficult passages in my life, but if I mull over them (I sometimes do), it sets me back and keeps me from moving forward (lot of energy spent thinking about "what if") - so I try and avoid it.
 
I wish I had a do over. I would've been normal and not married and gone into a career with computers. I'd have had so much more money and been so much happier just taking care of myself. I likely would've gone into making video games. But I screwed up and got married. And that was the end of it.
 
Overall, no regrets. Nevertheless, if I could "Quantum Leap" back to one time and place, I wouldn't buy that property and would have gone onto original plans.

However, it might disrupt everything since to maybe worst situations and missing out on the best last 30 years... So, thankfully, it happened for a reason... Destiny's plans!
 
We all make mistakes. If I could change anything it would be the times I caused harm to others. I know it happens to all of us, and of course I learned a lot about character when I acted foolishly, but it leaves a scar that really can not be erased. A life free of regret is virtually impossible if we are truthful. Other than that it was/is "Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream...." :)
 
I was living in Texas, and I accepted a job in Germany. This was my move back to Europe.

In retrospect, I shouldn't have come back to Europe. I should have stayed in the US.

That and broken hearts.
 
I should have waited until I was older to contemplate getting married and starting a family. I didn't realize that I didn't "have to" do either.
 
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