Welcome to a Secret Subject Swap. This week, 15 brave
bloggers picked a secret subject for someone else and were assigned a secret
subject to interpret in their own style. Today we are all simultaneously
divulging our topics and submitting our posts.
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Baking In A Tornado
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Small Talk Mama
My prompt this time around was:
Small Talk Mama
My prompt this time around was:
In life everyone
has regrets, things they've done, things they haven't done. What is your
biggest regret, and if you could change things, would you?
It was submitted by:
FBX Adventures (In Parenting)
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FBX Adventures (In Parenting)
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In a word: nothing. I made a conscious decision early in my
life to live without regrets. To let myself off the hook. Everything I have
done has led me to today, and for that I am deeply grateful.
As I am typing this I am surrounded by people who love and
believe in me. I am sitting in a house that not only holds most of my history
but also my future. I have an amazing husband, one I never even dared to pray
for out of fear of seeming greedy. I have a daughter who takes my breath away.
I am frequently close to tears at all my life has become.
My life, although one I deeply appreciate, is not perfect. There are moments I wish were not so hard. But
regret? No. As soon as I allow myself to let regret in, I start to doubt
myself. I allow my fears and shortcomings to win. Instead, I own my past. I own
my actions. I apologize frequently and admit that I am wrong. I, after all, am
only human. I cannot hold myself up to impossible standards. I cannot get angry
with myself for something that I would easily forgive anyone else for.
I try to live my life in such a way that I do not end up with
regrets. I am not perfect; of course I have moments of wishing something hadn’t
happened or wishing I hadn’t said something. When this happens I try to see
what good will come from the situation. I do not allow my thinking to turn
negative or regretful. I move on. I apologize or I walk away. What is done is
done, no sense in dwelling.
I cannot change the past, but I can learn from it, and better
myself for the future.
"I never regret anything. Because every little detail of your life is what made you into who you are in the end." -Drew Barrymore
ReplyDeleteI like your attitude.....I try to not regret things I've done in my life. I don't view them as mistakes. But if I could go back and do things SLIGHTLY different, but have the same kids, same husband I have now.....I'd probably do it.
I love that quote! Thank you for reading! XOXO
DeleteI'm afraid that I have regrets. They don't rule my life, but they're there.
ReplyDeleteI love your attitude, your ability to just refuse to have them and move on.
It is easier said than done and I constantly have to reexamine and reevaluate. If I find myself feeling regretful I will force myself to either do something to turn it around or look at it differently. Turn it into an opportunity for growth or change. It can be exhausting but I am dedicated to it. Thank you for reading! XOXO
DeleteMy biggest regret is that I threw away my chance at a college education. I partied and screwed up instead of balancing studying and fun. I find it hard telling my kids they need to go to college when I didn't graduate. But, I know it isn't too late and I can still finish if I choose to.
ReplyDeleteI don't regret marrying the wrong man the first time around, because at the time, he wasn't wrong and I wouldn't have my kids if I hadn't married him.
I find that if I feel like I am regretting something, than maybe it is a reminder to be proactive. Fix whatever it is that is making me unhappy. Thank you so much for reading!! XO
DeleteI completely and totally agree!! Whatever decisions we've made brought us to where we are today. We learn from the bad ones and revel in the good ones.
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Exactly! Thank you for reading!! XO
DeleteKudos to you. Try to keep that attitude through the years and keep learning from those mistakes.
ReplyDeleteThanks! It isn't easy but after a couple decades worth of practice, it starts to get easier. Thank you for reading!! XO
DeleteLiving regret-less is a great thing.
ReplyDeleteI have a few but try to learn and move forward.
It is pretty freeing. Challenging but freeing. Thanks for reading!! XO
DeleteI have a few regrets. But even my mistakes got me to where I am now!
ReplyDeleteExactly! That is the foundation of being regret free. How can you regret the things that have led you to today? Thank you for reading!! XO
DeleteAs always I love your attitude and courage! ❤
ReplyDeleteI once read "you can only regret NOT having done things", and try to live by that.
Thank you so much. I love that quote, it is so good. Thank you for all your support!! XOXO
DeleteThat is so well said. I'd love to say I live my life without regrets, but there are things I wish I could go back and change, And they are big things too, These aren't little character flaws I have like leaving the light on or forgetting to lock the front door, these are things that make me wonder if I'm really as good a person as I once thought myself to be. But we can't change our pasts, we can only learn from them. It doesn't stop me kicking myself though.
ReplyDeleteI have done and aid things that I am not proud of. I have acted in a manner that I will never repeat. Instead of regretting those things and carrying that burden with me, I learned, grew and forgave myself. I hope you can as well. Thank you so much for reading!! XOXO
DeleteWhat a beautiful post. It took me longer than normal to come to a place of peace and appreciation. I'm glad I'm there. Reflection is sometimes hard; but we can only learn from those things, right? Keep on, keeping on!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much. I am so glad you have found your place of peace and appreciation. It is so liberating. Thank you for reading!! XOXO
DeleteI LOVE this post...I totally agree with you on no regrets. Our life may not be how I envisioned it would be when I was younger, but I LOVE my life, LOVE my family, and know every choice I made has brought us here today and I wouldn't change a thing.
ReplyDeleteThank you!! I love your comment.
DeleteThank you so much for reading!!!