AND BE HONEST!!!
I know the standard response to the aforementioned question is, "I don't have any regrets. I take every mistake as a learning experience. If I could go back in time, I wouldn't change a thing because it all made me stronger."
If that is really true, congratulations!! However, I don't feel like pretending any more.
*GASP* Allie, you're fake
Yea, yea, I like acting. It's something I do. I sometimes pretend things don't bother me and I pretend like I don't have regrets, but that stops now.
Please hold as I quickly scan over 19 years of life.....
Overall, I would say I have 3 regrets
Now, I wouldn't view these blunders as silly little mistakes like accidentally overfeeding the fish or sneaking boys into your house (ooh..I was a wild child...lol) If they were, I would probably shrug my shoulders and move on.
No, these three things are like hiccups in the throat of my life. I would do anything to make them go away. Stand on my head. Hold my breath for 10 seconds while swallowing. Drink gallons of water. But they remain.
I am very s l o w l y coming to terms with them all, but it isn't easy. The inner turmoil that comes with those regrets can wreck a life and I am constantly praying to God to calm my inner stormy seas.
I was a fool. Plain and simple.
Yes, I was wise in that I have never made those mistakes again, so I guess you can say I learned. But honestly...
If that is really true, congratulations!! However, I don't feel like pretending any more.
*GASP* Allie, you're fake
Yea, yea, I like acting. It's something I do. I sometimes pretend things don't bother me and I pretend like I don't have regrets, but that stops now.
Please hold as I quickly scan over 19 years of life.....
Overall, I would say I have 3 regrets
Now, I wouldn't view these blunders as silly little mistakes like accidentally overfeeding the fish or sneaking boys into your house (ooh..I was a wild child...lol) If they were, I would probably shrug my shoulders and move on.
No, these three things are like hiccups in the throat of my life. I would do anything to make them go away. Stand on my head. Hold my breath for 10 seconds while swallowing. Drink gallons of water. But they remain.
I am very s l o w l y coming to terms with them all, but it isn't easy. The inner turmoil that comes with those regrets can wreck a life and I am constantly praying to God to calm my inner stormy seas.
I was a fool. Plain and simple.
Yes, I was wise in that I have never made those mistakes again, so I guess you can say I learned. But honestly...
A wise man learns from his mistakes. A wiser man learns from the mistakes of others.
I made mistakes that millions have made before me. I've read books about them. Saw movies about them. I was warned about them from one of the wisest women I know: my mother.
Still, I was hard-headed. Yet, still blessed because I would say God let me off with less that a slap on the wrist. He gave me more of a stern warning. So for that, I am blessed.
Anyway, the point is, it is ok to have regrets. Some people look at you as if you are a weakling for feeling sorry for your past. I say you're not weak for wanting to take back something that could potentially come back to bite you in the butt and destroy the person you've worked so hard to become. (person meaning friends, career, image, etc.)
Still, I was hard-headed. Yet, still blessed because I would say God let me off with less that a slap on the wrist. He gave me more of a stern warning. So for that, I am blessed.
Anyway, the point is, it is ok to have regrets. Some people look at you as if you are a weakling for feeling sorry for your past. I say you're not weak for wanting to take back something that could potentially come back to bite you in the butt and destroy the person you've worked so hard to become. (person meaning friends, career, image, etc.)
Hmmm I like your perspective on things, It made me really think about life as I know it smh Bc as an automatic response we def say that we dont have regrets thinking that it will show signs of weakness but now idk, Is there something that I truly regret doing, (or lack thereof)??
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