No regrets....

I haven't been on the earth long, (24yrs, 11months, and 4days to be exact) but I have had my share of learning experiences. I've made MAJOR mistakes. I've made minor mistakes. I've hurt people. I've been hurt. I've made decisions that weren't well thought out. and I've over analyzed plenty of situations as well. I've cut people out of my life far too soon. And I've kept some people around for a lot longer than they needed to be. So you get the point.....for as much as I've accomplished in my life, I've also messed up quite a few times.

But one thing I pride myself on is that in every major (& most of the minor) situations in my life, I have learned from EVERYTHING! If i get burned on a stove once, you better believe, it won't happen again. Now, some lessons, I'm not gonna lie, they're tough ones, & it might take two or three times before I get it...but you better believe, by the end...I GOT IT!

So it amazes me when some people say that if they could do things over again, they'd change A,B, or C. I was thinking about it tonight....what if I were given that option? What things in my life would I change? And i can honestly say with conviction....I wouldn't change a thing. For example: in relationships, one of the FIRST things ppl say to their now-ex when going through the break-up is "I wish I had never met you..." Sure, it's easy to say that when you're coming from a place of hurt, but when your feelings aren't so raw & you sit and think about it, there was a lesson to be learned in this failed relationship. You could be (and SHOULD BE) introspective & analyze what YOU did wrong & use that to avoid making those same mistakes in your future relationships. And you could also think about what the other party did that may have contributed to the break-up so you know for the future what you can tolerate & what you can't. But without having met that person & going through that situation with them....you might not have learned that lesson. OR you may have eventually learned this lesson but perhaps through a more painful & completely unnecessary experience.

My point is this. Use every situation no matter how big or how small as a learning experience and as an opportunity to improve your life or that of someone around you. It could be lessons you learned in a relationship (don't have sex without condoms, speak your mind honestly from the beginning about what your expectations are, don't fart under the covers without warning, etc, etc) OR it could be a simple lesson (double check in the mirror before leaving the ladies room to make sure your shirt isn't tucked into your panties, check your pants pockets carefully before laundry to make sure your bank card isn't in there... ) Either way, never regret anything in your life. Never regret meeting a certain person. Never regret the way you handled a certain situation.

NEVER REGRET! There is always a lesson to be learned.