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Originally posted by lumberjim
you know, elf, i was thinking the same thing.
life is choices. in some cases you obviously make the wrong move. so you regret it. BUT. you learned from your error, you changed a little bit. now, who you are includes all of your wrong choices. if you made the right move EVERY time, you'd probably be an insufferable asshole.
good point. dont regret it. forget it!
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Interesting. How can one forget a regret when something reminds you of it everyday?
For instance, I've been overweight practically my whole life. I acknowledge that was totally my fault (my horrible eating habits). Being overweight for as long as I have has contributed to my diabetes and to my kidney failure. Having to live with the results of my negligence hasn't been easy (as you may have read here). I don't "dwell" and beat myself up over it, but I do acknowledge it. I can't pretend that it didn't happen, because it did and I'm living with the results. So basically my regrets are my bad eating habits, my smoking, my not exercising to get more healthier.
You say that now who you are includes all of your wrong choices. Well, if that is the case, I want to trade "me" in for a newer model.
*don't worry folks, I see my shrink this Thursday. This just hit home a bit too hard...*