Regrets?

I’ve been contemplating this subject for some time now.  What do I regret in life?

This is an extremely difficult subject to tackle.  I have made oodles and oodles of mistakes in my life.  I have made many decisions that have hurt me, friends and family.  So you would think I would have an entire Oprah Winfrey sized closet full of skeletons to choose from.

However, I have become a believer in everything happens for a reason.  So while I am sorry for past mistakes I’ve made.  I am where I am, and who I am because of the decisions I have made in life, both good and bad.

I think we are who we are not entirely by what happens to us throughout our lives but (maybe even more so) by how we react to life’s trials, tribulations and tragedies.

If you know me, you know I’m more apt to make a self deprecating comment about myself than to toot my own horn.  But, I’m about to toot…

It has been nearly 5 years since the worst day in my life.  A day that made me question whether or not I could continue on.  Well I found inner strength I never knew I had and I fought the good fight.  I can’t say every decision I made was a good one, but I made enough good ones to make it through that period of darkness in my life.

So if anyone is reading this that is in a dark place right now I can’t guarantee that in 5 years everything will be ok.  I will tell you that you need to be strong.  Fight the good fight.  Try to make good decisions, at least give yourself a chance!

Who am I today?  Well I’m far from the person I want to be but at least I’m headed in the right direction.