How might you get motivated to have no regrets?What would you do?
Serious answers please.
2007-02-17 09:48:18 · 9 answers · asked by cap3382 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
None.
But that is because I talked to a number of older people and took their advice.
First, living a life of "being grateful" and "count your blessings". Thank God for what you do have. It's a cliche, but there are always other worse off than you.
Second, never second guess your past choices. Someone once said "you can never know what could have been only what was." "Could have been" is merely our belief that the grass was, in fact, greener on the other side. But, in truth, it could have been much worse.
Third, forgive the people that have hurt you and don't hold grudges. It is said that with forgiveness you set the captive free and discover the captive was yourself. That is to say- when you hold grudges you only hurt yourself. In fact, held grudges will eat away at you like cancers in the soul.
Finally, remember the perspective of looking back at your life. If you live you life now while thinking about how it would affect you life later, you will be doing well.
Dr.Erik Erickson, the renowned developmental psychologist, talked about each stage in life having a conflict that should be resolved. (It was modified from Freud's stages.) The last stage of life has the conflict of "consolidation vs regret". Consolidation is the ability to look back at your life and make a story. Regret is regret.
Good luck.
2007-02-17 12:26:39 · answer #1 · answered by Janice M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've never regretted anything. not even as a child. i've learned to accept my mistakes and move on. Regretting only ever stops the world from turning. Once you begin to regret you change things for the worst.
2007-02-17 10:26:09 · answer #2 · answered by Mirror 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we everyone "IS" on our death bed although not really on a bed perhaps but we are living on a planet that has a total death rate, to have "NO" regrets i have as the anwser to my every need The Living Christ, my exit is very clear, how about yours? Like the two thieves who died at the same time as Jesus you have on of Two places to end up the first resurection or the last one which is the one in which you die FOREVER, which one do you choose and no choice is a choice for death, find out more free bible lessons www.itiswritten.com bible questions www.bibleinfo.com talk to me also wgr88@yahoo.com God bless you
2007-02-17 09:59:49 · answer #3 · answered by wgr88 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I need to repair a relationship with a family member. The movie "The Secret" motivated me to take action. I want nothing negative in my life. I do not want to be the cause of negativity in someone else life. I am in the process of writing a letter telling them I forgive them.
2007-02-17 10:00:02 · answer #4 · answered by thirsty mind 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I will regret not leaving my country and moving to middle europe.
I am fully aware of the better possibilities to make the most of life there, but there are certain financial obstacles that stops me from moving there.
2007-02-17 21:51:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would regret leading a boring life. However, for it not to be boring, there have to be unexpected twists...a journey into the unknown...and therefore, I can't say, at this point, what I would have to do.
2007-02-17 11:15:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, if I would die right now, I would say that I haven't traveled much. I have traveled some of the states, but not all of them, most on the west coast, none on the states on the east coast.
2007-02-17 10:12:17 · answer #7 · answered by amazon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
life does not remain status quo, it is continually changing.
invalid question
2007-02-17 10:40:18 · answer #8 · answered by captsnuf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i will regret that i didn't take enough chances
2007-02-17 10:59:04 · answer #9 · answered by Mark B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋