Let's talk about 'Regrets'

Typically, something I hear, see or read inspires me to look into that topic before I write. This time it was a lady who wished she had gone back after a certain guy she had one date with decades before. Today, her and that guy had divorced or lost their spouse and were again single. Years later they accidently ran into each other and the flame was lite again. She and he said they finally did catch the one that got away.

According to people smarter than me, everyone has regrets. I regret I sold that car. I regret I didn't go out with …? I regret I didn't finish high school/college or didn't go. I regret I spoke to someone and hurt their feelings and never apologized. Yep, and the sad thing is we feel those regrets for years and years. Even today, I regret some of the words I spoke to my mother and father. But now, it's too late to say "I am sorry." And I am sure they understood I was a little mad when I spoke those words, but to me, it does not matter, because I still feel bad about it.

You meet a guy or girl and you can tell they sort of like you and deep down you feel something for them too, but yet you don't call them and make a second encounter/date. After a while that feeling comes to the surface and you wished you had called but you think "It's too late now".

I have heard so many people say, "Oh, I wished I'd said I am sorry", or "I love you" before they died. As one person said, "The one that got away always hurt and haunts you the worst and sticks with you for decades." So true. 

I am a strong believer that we should go with the GUT FEELING we have about things, but also lead with your heart too. It's like a dog thinking about jumping over a fence. Their gut tells them, "No, it's too high", but their heart says "Yes, if I push off hard I can make it".

If it is a human, we tell ourselves, "If I say I am sorry, it shows I am weak or admitting I am wrong." But later you find you were wrong, you will regret it forever. Have you ever heard someone say, " I just got my hip (or something else) repaired/replaced. I wish I had done it sooner". Why did they wait so long?

We ALL have many regrets, I believe. Some more that others but we have them. As a poor speller and not much for reading books on my own, I love writing. I appreciate the followers I do have, but I love to writing about topics some people just don't think about, or notice the weird things I notice.

We will always have something we will regret NOT doing or saying, but like the dog wanting to jump OVER the fence, maybe there a gate or even a hole under the fence. There is always plan B. Take care, stay safe and comment.