missed out wrote:
runn wrote:I'm 56 and I've learned to accept my "mistakes" not as mistakes but as part of life.
The truth is, every decision I've ever made led me to where I am now.
I'm happy.
+2. As much as I look back at my regrets, I don't regret where I am now.
Same here. Over 50 and realize it's all part of becoming who we become.
That said, there are three things I wish I'd understood sooner:
- How you think about things has everything to do with how you experience life. I don't mean irrational belief in yourself, I mean understanding that worrying about crap that are just situations to be dealt with or let go is a great way to have a stressful life that never goes anywhere.
- To specialize and get really good at something does not mean you close off other avenues. I was stuck in the paralysis of too many possibilities.
- It was a mistake to marry someone I thought I 'should' marry, instead of someone I was sexually compatible with and who cared about my interests. When she finally fessed up to being gay it all made sense. God how I wish I was joking.