Wrong Decisions and Regrets

I’m sure we’ve all done such things. For me whenever my emotions overrode my logic, that’s when I did things I later regretted. I personally have come to terms with those decisions-so long as I didn’t get in serious trouble, I just chock it up as a learning experience and not to make the same mistake twice.

You have to accept yourself for who you are, the good and the bad and that’s how you improve as a person. I have a close relative who never learns because she thinks she doesn’t make mistakes and when she does she doesn’t admit them or blames them on someone else. She has been very lucky in that she hasn’t gotten in big trouble.

I’m the opposite, I’m much more careful, I’m aware of my flaws/shortcomings and try to keep myself out of risky situations. But even now in my 40s I still occasionally make dumb mistakes that I later regret but they’re usually very small errors.

But I know what you mean, you just have to forgive yourself, accept your misdeeds and move on. It doesn’t help to obsess about it since it prevents you from enjoying your life today.

It’s true what they say, life is short. It might not feel that way but it moves fast. Before you know it you’re in your 20s, then 30s and 40s. In time those regrets won’t matter what matters is that you get to wherever you want to be (say family/kids for example). Don’t let your failures/mistakes bog you down or hold you back.