As we grow older we all realise there are things that we should have done differently, but we made the decisions we did when we were young and lacking the insight that comes with age. My biggest regret is thinking the dentist knew what he was talking about when I was a teenager, but really he was filling my teeth needlessly and taking lots of x-rays just to earn more money for himself, and bugger the consequences of thyroid cancer 35 years later. Great post ladies… you got me thinking!
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Everyone keeps talking about a bucket list, all those things they want to do while they still can.
I have made a few of these over the years, but you can get a little fed up drooling over all those things you know you will never get around to doing.
I was thinking about this, wondering why we torment ourselves with the impossible. Why not make a list of all the things we shouldn’t have done instead?
Would it supply some kind of closure, to analyse our shortcomings, and dare I say it, our complete and utter failures?
Of course, I am not going to be heavy-handed about this, just a light-hearted look at some of my less than finest hours. I shall spare you some of the worst things I have done, those I share with no one. But there are a few things I should…
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Jane Gealy said:
This is such a great idea! I have a very long list, but my top contenders are:
1. Drinking fermented mare’s milk in Mongolia.
2. Riding a mini motorbike into a wall of tyres.
3. Flying a quad bike off a dune in Namibia.
But hey, I’ve survived to tell the tale!
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Stevie Turner said:
Wow!
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jenanita01 said:
Thank you for re- posting this post, Stevie… it wasn’t my intention to depress everyone!
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Darlene said:
It is impossible to make the right decisions all the time but we should learn from the mistakes and misadventures and move on. I don´t regret my teenage marriage because it gave me two amazing children. I used to regret not getting a college education but I now realize I have been to the school of life and learned so much more. Edith Piaf sang, Non, je ne regrette rien and I agree.
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jenanita01 said:
I love that song too, although not strictly true for me, unfortunately…
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Viola Bleu said:
Had I read the original post a few years ago, I would have agonised over each of those items listed which were seen as ‘errors’ …
I read it today and feel a little sad for the author as, while I respect her genius take on the old adage ‘bucket list’, the one word which stands out is ‘regret’ … and there’s nothing quite so demoralising as regret. The original post is beautifully written however and your clever link to the same has definitely led me to take a few minutes to think about this!!!
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jenanita01 said:
Thank you for your kind comments, Viola…
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