Dealing With Regrets And Moving On

Posted on April 14th, 2007 by Jon - SmartWealthyRich

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Dave, over at DaveOlson.ca started a post called Living life with no regrets. The goal here is to think about the things that happened or that we did in the past that we would like to change if we could go back, and not be held captive to the things we regret. I think it’s a great idea Dave had! So that’s why i’m writing this post.

We often take decisions impulsively and sometimes the things we said, we would like to take them back. I’m sure it happened to all of us before. Alex Shalman replied to Daves’ post : No regrets Dave. Just lessons.

I think that’s brilliant! I sure made many mistakes and will surely keep making mistakes, but i think that’s how we learn and get better and evolve. One of the things i learned (by making mistakes) is to always think long before saying something that could be taken as criticism. No one likes to be criticized, we’re all human. I learned a lot from reading books like How To Win Friends And Influence People by Dale Carnegie.

I used to be kinda sarcastic before, and i think i still am a little, but that’s the point, i wanna evolve and get better. So yeah, it happened before, said something really sarcastic and direct, and regret saying it afterwards. One of my greatest mistakes was to criticize the company i worked for before (telecom), instead of trying to change things and make it a better working environment. Though i regret doing that, i wouldn’t want to go back, i’m where i am now, and it’s real fine with me, i wouldn’t wanna turn back time, and i learned a lot and evolved since then.

We learn from mistakes. And we have to let go and move on, or else we’ll always feel ashamed or embarassed.

No man ever became great or good except through many and great mistakes - William E. Gladstone

Read Daves’ post about Living Without Regrets here.

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2 Responses to “Dealing With Regrets And Moving On”

Sarakastic // Apr 17, 2007 at 11:20 pm

I’ll have to remember this the next time I start to get lost in the ugly cycle that is regret.
Jonathan-C. Phillips // Apr 23, 2007 at 2:46 am

Regret is indeed an vicious circle, and it’s not easy to get out of it. One way i find that works (for me) is, every time my mind tries to remind me of things i regret, i say to myself “thanx for sharing” and try to put those thoughts away. Doesn’t work all the time. But still it helps.