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Hi Bill,
I’m 60 years old, so I can relate to your fears. I’ve had them in the past but, through personal change, I no longer do.
As simple as it sounds, it’s just a matter of changing your mindset…and it can be done.
Now I have the problem of having absolutely NO regrets…and it really annoys my friends and family.”But, you have so much to be regretful about”…were the words of my wife.
The first thing I can say to you is that there is no RIGHT path…only THE path. The Universe decides that for us. You’ll drive yourself batty trying to navigate yourself towards some imagined foolproof, approved, worthwhile and correct path. It doesn’t exist and many people suffer stress, anxiety and depression trying to find it. So, once you accept that you are already on THE path, sit back and enjoy the ride that it offers.
With regards to regrets, I would challenge you to consider the reasons that you initially made those regretful decisions. I think you’ll find that they were all made with the best of intentions, based on the knowledge you had at hand and considered in line with your level of wisdom…at the time. Yes, looking back now, having the advantage of 20-20 hindsight, and having the advantage of knowing the outcome of all those decisions…it’s easy to critique those decisions negatively. Easy, but illogical.
So, there’s some food for thought from an old timer.