How many times have you hear people around you say that they want to live life without any regrets? It really sounds good to say but do people actually do it? I know that I’m one such person who say it so often and thought that I do until I start reflecting on my life recently. Do I have no regrets? Did I not make any wrong decisions along the way? I wish I could say NO! Some days it seems that life would be perfect if only we could “hit undo” and re-starting them all over. But reality will be reality…we can’t travel back in time. We need to let go and move on.
Going forward…
Emotions are my worst enemy – I want to learn to have better control of them. I almost lost a special friend recently due to some misunderstanding. At that moment, I was deeply hurt by his indifference; my bottled up emotions and anger got the better of me and I almost given up on the friendship we shared. He, whom I thought didn’t care normally actually care enough to take time to explain things over and we’ve cleared things up. How silly of me to have doubt him! I’m really glad that we’re still good friends or I’d have regretted that for life!
Procrastinating – I need to be independent and stop putting dreams off. The yearning to see faraway places and the fear of visiting them alone seems to be universal human traits. I can’t deny that this is also my greatest fear – traveling solo. I love traveling to different places to pursue my passion – Diving but I dislike the idea of traveling alone. Lately, I’ve been thinking – If I don’t experience all the things that life has to offer now, I might never will. So, even when my regular dive buddies can’t join me on my trips this year; I’m going to conquer my fear to chase my dreams…I want to see my first whale…I’m going solo. I’ll survive!
Appreciate life – I shall not take life for granted and learn to appreciate the little things in life. Life is what we do between the time we get here and when we go. We don’t measure life in hours, minutes or even seconds. We measure life in memories and moments. I am now GRATEFUL for the lowest lows when they happen because they make me appreciate the highest highs.
“Everyone dies, but not everyone truly lives.”
