Living without regret...?

[n7]

Depends on what you mean by regret. Regret for real mistakes you have made in your life or regret for things that might have been?

I think everyone has the former. It's just natural to regret genuine mistakes one makes. One should of course not dwell on them for too long and doing this is not always easy.

The latter however is the more interesting statement and one that I and a lot of people have the most difficulty with. This is regret for actions not taken, paths your life could have gone down etc... I've met a lot of people who were VERY happy with their lives despite being in a situation that might cause someone else with a different emotional makeup to completely break down. I knew this one guy when I worked for 7-11 who would come in monthly to check our electrical meter. I don't know what he got paid but it couldn't have been all that much, happiest damn guy I've ever seen. ALWAYS had a bright smile on his face ALWAYS friendly ALWAYS in a good mood. Knew a bunch of others like this as well, a delivery man and garbage man come to mind for example. That is a secret that we should all learn to obtain!

Yeah the latter...it's the story of my life. :\

 

[Old Hippie]

I don't regret anything I have ever done (come to terms with, accept, move on). No need to waste time being negative about past things that you cannot change. Accept what you have available, and make the best with what you got. Life is too short to worry about what if's and alternative paths you could have or should have taken. If you spend too much time living in the past, you won't have enough time to live in the present and plan for the future (based on learned experiences).

Pretty much but I try to make a positive improvement learned from my mistake.