i believe in attempting to live your life without any regrets

i spent the better part of my life regretting things. regretting never saying what i wanted to say at that moment, regretting making that decision even though i knew it was the wrong one, regretting sometimes that at times i was a coward, and even regretting not letting the people who wanted to get close to me in. regrets can stay with you for only an hour, or even the rest of your life. you acn spend your entire life asking yourself the question of "what if" even if that regret is a minor one. it can eat away at you, or you can let it slide off. the point being for that instance you felt regret, the instance that you asked yourself that question of "what if", and the moment you felt like the decision you were making was the easier one to pursue, you know that whether it was minor or major it's going to stay with you forever, whether you remember it or not. i always felt horrible when feeling a regret. i felt like a coward because i knew that to make sure you did not have the feeling of regret you had to have just a little bit of courage. one day i was just tired of feeling constant regrets. i guess you can say i gave up. i stopped caring how embarassing it may be, or how hard and decided id start living my life without regrets. it can be hard, especially since when you decided you want to live your life with no regrets it actually becomes harder, and you yourself have to become more optimistic. you have to really think your choices through and make the one that feels right, and if you end up hurting the person, you have to see it as building character and trying to patch thiongs up with the person. pain is an ultimate part of development. whether it's something like losing your stuffed animal, or getting bullied throughout the better part of your life. point being, once you decided to live life without any regrets, it can become more painful. the decisions i ahve made throughout my life have made me grow as a person. im not afraid anymore to stand up for myself using words instead of physical violence. by opening myself up and gaining courage, i have let people get close to me without fear of rejection. it's hard sometimes. to make a decsion i won't have to regret. sometimes i make the right one, sometimes i don't. for the most part the right ones have been made, and by making the wrong ones i have grown and learned from my mistakes. i am not saying anyone should try to live their lives compleetly without any regrest. that would make you perfect and no one is perfect. all i amsaying is get the courage you have always wanted. at least try to go on without regretting the decsion you made, and look at your mistakes as a learning process instead of a setback. you will always regret something. something as small as wishing you had asked that girl/guy out before they got into a relationship, or something as major as staying with someone who hurts you more than loves you. but lets at ealst try, to minimize our regrets in life. i have, and im a happier person for it.