I'm not a fan of regret.
Not because of this: "I don't regret anything because everything that's happened has made me who I am today."
That answer is a crock of shit. There are a million and one ways my life could be better or worse of. The universe of possibilities is so explosive I give myself a migraine just thinking about it. Every time I hear someone parrot the above line, I want to stab myself in the eye. But moving on...
I'm not a fan of regret because it involves a fair amount of sitting around and feeling sorry for yourself.
But hey, I'm human. (Shocking, I know.)
And sometimes I sit around feeling sorry for myself.
This event is usually triggered by a beautifully written story or song.
In fact, I have a whole host of songs on my playlist designed to get me into a regret frame of mine so I can write about some character's pansy ass emotions.
Here are my top songs to get in the mood:
Go ahead. Sit back. Hit Play. Feel shame and sorrow for your life's choices. What else are you going to do on Hump Day?
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As ever, M., you are unique and I wish I were more like you. Me and pity parties go way back. I only started getting bored with them when I was...well, older than you are now. And that weak "don't regret your mistakes because they made you who you are now" thing? That actually helped me grow up a little.
But I'm over it now. Fortunately. :)
wow martha, thanks for the excellent playlist.
i've worked hard as an adult to excise self-pity from my innards. I don't think I had a lot to begin with - I come from pretty determined stock - but i have to say I think it's just about the worst waste of time and emotion. i have always admired for your git'er-done spirit. sometimes we don't feel it on the inside, but acting on it can bring change. i really believe that and it's a key lesson i'm trying to exemplify for my kids - and i think it's working.
also, LGC - i am REALLY proud of you for tackling some hard things and keeping that "Onward" spirit in mind.
Haha, I don't mean that "I don't regret anything because everything that's happened has made me who I am today" is a bad philosophy, just that, when I start to think about it, I start to think about the million ways I could be better or worse, and all those possibilities, and then the universe of multiverses that could exist...and then my brain hurts a lot. It hurts so much.
Oh, Kate Bush. I think I'll go cry in a corner somewhere now.... (jk) (mostly)
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