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Regrets, I’ve Had A Few….

Regrets, I’ve Had A Few….

The title comes from a line in Sinatra’s signature, canonical version of the song, My Way, written by Paul Anka. The line finishes: “…but then again, too few to mention.”

Regrets are ubiquitous. We all tend to say, “What I should have said….,” or “What I should have done….,” or “I wish I had never….,” and so on. That’s human nature. But to carry them around like accretions through our lives is human torment.

A regret is very much like a grudge, in that someone else who has no idea of his or her involvement in your stress is the only one who can release you if you don’t release yourself. So here’s the key to get out of this jail.

Either make it right or forget it. Fix, correct, or renew the relationship or deed. Or simply learn from it, don’t do it again, and move on. A regret can be a wonderful learning experience or a lifelong agony.

Not much of a choice there.

You may have a few lingering, deep-seated regrets, like not betting on number 25 just before it came up or not asking that special person for a date when you had the chance, but let’s hope that they’re rally “too few to mention.”

© Alan Weiss 2014

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Alan Weiss is a consultant, speaker, and author of over 60 books. His consulting firm, Summit Consulting Group, Inc., has attracted clients from over 500 leading organizations around the world.

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