Mark Twain once said
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you
didn’t do than by the ones you did do.”
We hear people lament
their lost loves, lost health and lost opportunities all the time. When we’re young, we feel we have all the
time in the world to make the right choices, go after our goals and find our
true purpose in life. By the time we become old; we will have
accomplished some of those aims and missed out on others. That’s normal,
because life is finite. And of course, what’s important to us at age 26 is
totally different to what matters at 56.
Each
life stage brings new challenges, new triumphs and new disappointments. Some of
us seem to accumulate a formidable load of regrets by our 30s, while others
manage to reach their last years of life and say “I wouldn’t have done anything
differently – that was a full life and I’m satisfied.”
We’re
all different in our expectations of ourselves and the world we live in. At the
end of life, regret is useless – it’s a negative emotion that accomplishes
nothing. But when we’re younger, regret has some use: it can be a prod that
pushes us to live life as we wish, not as we must.
Some of us regret that we didn’t live life the way we want too, we didn’t
travel abroad more often, we wish we didn’t work so hard, etc etc.
We all have some small regrets even at the age of 30 or 40. Perhaps the
biggest mistake we all make is saying “I’ll start tomorrow”. The time to start
making the right choices for your life isn’t tomorrow – it’s right now, because
tomorrow is never guaranteed.
Destinations: - The Crossroads Event, Indie Teepee and The Chapter Four
Skin: .:[PUMEC] :. - .:Joanna:. - / March \ - SKIN (Lelutka)- (New) @ The Crossroads Event
Roses: - [Zerkalo] Fresh Roses - White - (New) @ The Crossroads Event
Hair: - pr!tty - Lohni - [All Ombre Huds] :boxed: (SUPER RARE) (New) @ The Chapter Four
Vase: - KAZZA - Time Room Set - Vase - (New) @ The Chapter Four
Candlestick: - KAZZA - Time Room Set - candlestick - (New) @ The Chapter Four
Necklace: :: PM :: Purple Moon - Avery Necklace -all metals - (New) @ The Chapter Four
Stool: - ionic : minimal needs : Stool ( Wood) - (New) @ The Chapter Four
Chandelier: - KAZZA - Time Room Set - candle chandelier - (New) @ The Chapter Four
Ivy Divider: - Ionic : minimal needs : Ivy Divider - (New) @ The Chapter Four
Guitar Set: - HIDEKI - Vintage Guitar Set RARE - (New) @ The Chapter Four
Armchair: - KAZZA - Time Room Set - armchair - (New) @ The Chapter Four
Tapestry: - brocante. pinned tapestry / - (New) @ Indie Teepee
Incense Burner: - BALACLAVA!! TeePee Incense Burner - (New) @ Indie Teepee
Cigarbox: - BALACLAVA!! Cigarbox Ukulele (F) - (New) @ Indie Teepee
Photobox: - HIDEKI - floorplan. photo box gift - (New) @ Indie Teepee
Dress: - Faida - Violetta Flame - Was at The Liaison Collaborative - now instore
Handbag: - Ariskea[Tropic] Handbag [Mexico 1]
Curtain: - [ zerkalo ] Britain's Bedroom - Curtain Light
