Something you regret

[WarriorAngel]

Spill.

 

[Chrystal-J]

I spilled my Pepsi today. It slipped out of my hands, spun end over end and landed upside down on the floor. Quite a mess to clean up.

 

[WarriorAngel]

LOL

I have a long list.

But regrettably - the worst - being unable to go back in time and change all the regrets.

 

[topcare]

regreting that I regret

 

[AMDG]

LOL

I have a long list.

But regrettably - the worst - being unable to go back in time and change all the regrets.

With you there. If only we could turn back time...

 

[Caedmon]

Not spending more time with my grandparents before they died.

 

[LivingWordUnity]

LOL

I have a long list.

But regrettably - the worst - being unable to go back in time and change all the regrets.

If I went back in time to change the bad things that happened a lot of the good things that came after probably would not have happened. Having a very hard life growing up and hitting rock bottom in my early 20's motivated me to seek divine assistance. And that led to my conversion to Christianity and to the Catholic Church. When I was in my early 30's I was in a very bad situation, but it led to me meeting my wife.

 

[WarriorAngel]

I cant say too much good came from my mistakes. I dont know. I guess in time - i will discover.

 

[GoingByzantine]

Not spending more time with my grandparents before they died.

Ditto.

 

[LivingWordUnity]

I cant say too much good came from my mistakes. I dont know. I guess in time - i will discover.

It does take time. But sometimes God sends a sign right away that things are going to be alright.

 

[bill5]

Buying "Bubba Burgers." Greasiest, nastiest, most tasteless, pathetic excuse for a burger I have ever had, and that includes ALL fast food burgers.

 

[Genersis]

My biggest regret is probably the level of impact past events continue to have on my psyche, and my ever constant failure to change the behaviours caused by such.

 

[gurneyhalleck1]

I was prideful and arrogant and mouthy as a newbie teacher 16 years ago, got nailed for it....bigtime.

I spent about 12 years of my life going back and forth between the Catholic and Anglican Churches, unhappy theologically and spiritually and pastorally in both, and wish I had discovered Orthodoxy in the 1990's!

I wish I hadn't voted twice for Bush.

I wish I hadn't voted twice for Obama.

I wish I had become an Independent 20 years ago rather than believing the two parties are different and one is right and one is wrong.

I wish I had become a history teacher and stuck to my guns in college

I wish I hadn't wasted 2 hours of my life watching "Al Capone's Vault" back in the mid 80's

I wish I had handled some conflicts with people at work differently. Too many to list for sure.

But in all these regrets, I was human, and I learned from these screw-ups. And God puts choices in our path to help us grow, learn, and to be tested. It's part of the human condition. I might wish I had gone right, when I should've turned left or stuck straight forward, but would I be the same person? I don't know.....

 

[Chrystal-J]

LOL

I have a long list.

But regrettably - the worst - being unable to go back in time and change all the regrets.

Oh, I thought you meant you literally spilled something--not that you wanted us to "spill it'. lol

My regret is that I didn't try to enjoy life more when I had the chances. I took things too seriously, when I should of cut-loose. I'm working on that issue now, but I've been that way so long, it's hard to accomplish. (But, I'm working on it.)

 

[AMDG]

"I wish I hadn't wasted 2 hours of my life watching "Al Capone's Vault" back in the mid 80's"

Someone else remembers that. LOL I found it so disappointing. Did Geraldo lose his job over it? Or were we just the only ones he managed to fool into wasting those hours?

 

[Wolseley]

Regrets?

I regret that I went into the Air Force as a combat engineer instead of a security policeman.

I regret that I ever got out of the Air Force after eight years; I should have stayed in until they threw me out from old age.

I regret getting involved with Veronica, and later, with Colleen. (Long story which I'm not going to go into.)

I regret not having more years to spend with my parents.

I regret that I wasn't a better friend to my roommate overseas before he was killed.

I regret, every day, killing that young boy, even though he was trying to stab me in the back with a bayonet at the time. (Another long story which I'm not going to go into---still makes me cringe, and still gives me nightmares.)

I regret having spent so many years being mean, nasty, obnoxious, critical, and dismissive of people due to PTSD.

I regret not being a better Christian; I regret failing God so many, many, many times.

I regret not being a better father, a better husband, a better son, a better brother.

I wish I could go back and change a lot of things. A lot of things.

I guess all I can do is give it all to God and hope that He won't judge me too harshly when my time is over.

 

[gurneyhalleck1]

You show a lot of humility, Wols, and I think that speaks volumes about your Christian faith. Being a soldier is hard. It leaves a lot of scars, and the Lord knows what war does to people. My dad was a Vietnam vet, quiet for years about it, and it was only in the past 5 years or so that he has told me how it affected him. God forgives you, and He knows PTSD. Try not to be so hard on yourself for your failings. You're a good man.

Regrets?

I regret that I went into the Air Force as a combat engineer instead of a security policeman.

I regret that I ever got out of the Air Force after eight years; I should have stayed in until they threw me out from old age.

I regret getting involved with Veronica, and later, with Colleen. (Long story which I'm not going to go into.)

I regret not having more years to spend with my parents.

I regret that I wasn't a better friend to my roommate overseas before he was killed.

I regret, every day, killing that young boy, even though he was trying to stab me in the back with a bayonet at the time. (Another long story which I'm not going to go into---still makes me cringe, and still gives me nightmares.)

I regret having spent so many years being mean, nasty, obnoxious, critical, and dismissive of people due to PTSD.

I regret not being a better Christian; I regret failing God so many, many, many times.

I regret not being a better father, a better husband, a better son, a better brother.

I wish I could go back and change a lot of things. A lot of things.

I guess all I can do is give it all to God and hope that He won't judge me too harshly when my time is over.

 

[WarriorAngel]

It does take time. But sometimes God sends a sign right away that things are going to be alright.

I once asked for a rainbow to appear if i could be forgiven [when i was like 20] and one actually did - and it wasnt raining.

He is always so awesome.

 

[WarriorAngel]

Regrets?

I regret that I went into the Air Force as a combat engineer instead of a security policeman.

I regret that I ever got out of the Air Force after eight years; I should have stayed in until they threw me out from old age.

I regret getting involved with Veronica, and later, with Colleen. (Long story which I'm not going to go into.)

I regret not having more years to spend with my parents.

I regret that I wasn't a better friend to my roommate overseas before he was killed.

I regret, every day, killing that young boy, even though he was trying to stab me in the back with a bayonet at the time. (Another long story which I'm not going to go into---still makes me cringe, and still gives me nightmares.)

I regret having spent so many years being mean, nasty, obnoxious, critical, and dismissive of people due to PTSD.

I regret not being a better Christian; I regret failing God so many, many, many times.

I regret not being a better father, a better husband, a better son, a better brother.

I wish I could go back and change a lot of things. A lot of things.

I guess all I can do is give it all to God and hope that He won't judge me too harshly when my time is over.

We all have long lists - fortunately we have the future and the Lord to help.

I wish i knew then in my life what i know now.
Regrets - they can eat you up alive... if you let them.

Im trying to shake them off - some will remain with me.
Some may have had their reasons... i feel i was meant to do a lot of things for some reason - but the ending might be very good.

Others - are too dark to ever see good from them.

 

[MikeK]

I deeply regret my sins. Other than that, I really regret that I'm often too focussed to enjoy whatever I'm doing. This is a character flaw that I probably cannot overcome. I'm not a person who relaxes well - I always have to be doing something and I always have to be doing it hard. Similarly, I regret that I grew to let anxieties that came after a carjacking turn me into a coward who no longer really enjoys traveling. I'd like to let go more and just relax. If the plane crashes, the plane cashes. If I get murdered, I get murdered. Intellectually I am not bothered by these things, but in the moment my anxieties take over.

I've done a lot of really dumb things that could have cost me my life but didn't - mostly with motorcycles. I can't say that I regret them exactly, but I sure wouldn't do them again and I don't want my kids to either.