Live without regrets!

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Day: 7th, December 2021

Eighteen days to go before we celebrate Christmas, and I am grateful for everything this year, especially since I am still alive.

Some people did not survive this year, not because you are better than them, but because that is God's will for you, so please don't take your life for granted and waste it.

2021 is coming to a close, and I think it is usually during December I start recollecting all the events and actions that I did this year. 

I find myself asking questions like, 

"What would have happened if I did it like this."

"I wish I had done this, instead of being afraid."

"Maybe if I go back to my past, then I would have done things better."

These sort of questions go on and on in my mind like a never-ending spiral of thoughts, and soon I find myself thinking of ways to go back to the past and change things.

Unfortunately, it is impossible to rewind time and change things.

I am sure I am not the only one with these thoughts in their mind, and sometimes it is so hard to erase them because that is how regret works.

I wouldn't say I like having these sorts of thoughts, so I checked how to stop it.

I read in a book that to stop having these sorts of thoughts, we should always live without regrets.

But what does it genuinely mean to live without regrets? Does it mean I should do everything my mind tells me to do? If I had done everything my mind wants, I am sure I would have died a long time ago.

Living without regret doesn't mean doing everything your mind wants you to do; it means doing what would make you happy, even if the world is against you.

It could be pursuing a career you always wanted to study, proposing to your fiancee, or telling your crush how you feel.

You should always try to do what you want the most because you will regret not doing that sooner or later if you don't.

Many people live their lives wishing they had followed what they truly loved instead of running away from it because they felt it wouldn't work out.

I have said this before, but fear, failure, and criticism hold us back the most, and the moment we learn to control them, we will be able to live the life we want.

What is it you want to do the most?

What did you fail to do this year, and you don't want to fail next year?

It would never be too late to do what you want; the only thing restricting you is yourself.

It may not work out, you may even fail at what you want to do, but the essential factor is you did your best to chase what you wanted, and that is better than regretting it in the future.

Back in high school, we always did a sports festival, and even though I had been in the school since I was a kid, I never once participated in the sports festival.

But during my final year, I finally made up my mind to participate because I didn't want to regret never participating.

When I signed up to participate, I didn't think I would win, but I knew I would have fun doing it.

Every day I woke up by 5 am to jog around the neighborhood and build up my stamina, and I thought it was working.

The day of the race came, and I already knew I had lost because I was running with seniors😂 But even still, I knew running away from that would only leave me with regrets.

To my surprise, I passed two seniors, and it was remaining one, but alas, 12 days of jogging couldn't replace all the laziness I already had in my body.

I eventually fell and collapsed an inch before the finish line😂and the others jumped over me.

I felt terrible there, but I felt like I had accomplished something I couldn't do before.

It was the most incredible feeling ever, that feeling you get when you do something you wanted to do instead of running away from it.

I may never forget that feeling because I didn't let fear, criticism, or failure hold me back; I know I accomplished something even if I failed.

Never be afraid to do what you want to do; even if you fail, you can always stand back up; failure is not the end of the world; it is only the beginning of your success.

Living your life without regrets doesn't guarantee you won't regret some things, but at least you would do what you want.

Thank you for reading!🥰

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Oikawa, I get a positive message from your article. Engaging in some sports is immensely important for a healthy life. We will live with our inner immunity as long as we wish. The inbuilt immune system of every animal, including humans, is more vital than any external medicinal and artificial immunity. The longer we eat healthy and balanced food and follow a regular exercise habit every day, no external germs can defeat us.

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2 years ago

Also always wanted to rewind time but I don't think is possible I read a lot of magical novel all in vain. I would have supported you by upvoting but I am a newbie I still got to learn more.

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Hey Zion, Welcome to readcash🥰Follow all the rules and interact with other users to gain more subscribers. I hope you have a great time on this platform!

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From my point of view, it is better to repent for one's mistakes, but to hold on to that repentance and to throw life further back is to run in the dark. I will repent for learning from mistakes, for paving the way forward.

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Indeed, we cannot rewind what just done. The thing here is that we learned from the things we regret and never do it again, or else regret will forever be with us.

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Right, we should always pursue what we really what in life. Not only but take risk as well to. Its hard to live in "what ifs"

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That's a hard choice to make. Some memories will always hunt us and will make us feel regret. Like you said, "Living your life without regrets doesn't guarantee you won't regret some things, but at least you would do what you want."

But we can teach ourselves to not regret things. I totally got you how you felt, not doing any workout makes our body feel lazy. You did a great job choosing to do jogging.

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2 years ago

One thing that robs our peace are regrets. We have to forgive ourselves of that pain.

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2 years ago

I agree with you on that, Lyca!

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"Living without regret doesn't mean doing everything your mind wants you to do; it means doing what would make you happy, even if the world is against you." so trueee! that is why as long as we're living, it's much better to do things that we wanted to do so that there will be no regrets at the end and no more what ifs.

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I totally agree with you, Jinifer! Life is better when we are happy, and fulfilled!🥰

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We only live once, so we should not live our lives with regrets. Take every opportunity and always trust the process.

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2 years ago

My thoughts exactly, dear😊

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Regrets can be a way of encouraging ourselves to do better in the future rather than dwelling in them, our pasts are lessons, not precursors to future depression.

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It would be great if we had a power to change the past. I would be so happy in that case. But it is not possible so I realized one thing. It is better to repent for something we have done than for something we have not done.

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My thoughts exactly, Jelena! Have a great day🥰🥰

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That's right we couldn't rewind the time,all we need to do is live our lives to the fullest, enjoy life as it is our last day. We can't avoid failing but at least we did our best to enjoy trying everything that we wanted to try.

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My thoughts exactly, dear! Life is too short, we should always try to do what makes us happy🥰

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I always try to not look back at goings and feel regret as this will just spoil my present and still won't change anything. Anything that can possibly be worth regretting, I take as a lesson and I just move on

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That is the best decision, Talon! It is better to learn from it, and never make the same mistake again! Thank you!

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2 years ago

Wise words... I'm happy to wake up to read this... I feel empowered to just go out today and live life the way I want... Thanks friend oikawa...

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I am glad you enjoyed the article, Lucifan! Have a great day🥰

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Let's live our life without regrets and be happy of any moment that passes us by,we need to be grateful for seeing this Christmas many have gone but by his grace we are alive and healthy,all praises to his name.

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2 years ago

Exactly, friend, living with regret is never good. It only leaves a hole in your heart!

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Christmas is near I'm excited. And yes thinking of the things that we did or didn't do sometimes gives us a regretful feeling but we should move on and learn from it.

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I agree with you on this, dear! Merry Christmas in advance🥰

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Yes I agree with you Oikawa. Living without regrets it doesn't mean you will accomplish everything so that there will be no regrets happen but it's not. Do the things makes you happy even if you achieve it or not it doesn't matter as long it makes you happy so there still no regrets.

We shouldn't let the fears against us. We should be brave especially the things we want to achieve, especially the things make us happy. If you didn't try it at the end you have no regrets.

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2 years ago

Everyone wants to live without remorse.The year 2022 has come. Forget everything and start life in a new way. Merry Christmas dear mate.

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Yes christmas is coming , I also feel the essence of christmas it is very cold here. And we also decorated our office of some xmas decor. 🥰

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Merry Christmas in advance🥰🥰

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Likewise 🥰 spread the love on christmas day 🎉

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