What Would You Change?

United States
April 24, 2012 1:21pm CST
Is there anything from your past that you would change? If I had been asked this question a few years ago I would have had a list longer than my arm. However today I would have to say that I look at my past in a new way and wouldn't change anything. This probably seems hard to believe, but I really try to look at it as because of all the wrong and right choices I have made leading me up to this point, happened for a reason and I wouldn't change it for anything. Yes, I have had hard times, and had to travel rocky roads so to speak but because of that it's brought me to be who I am today. I couldn't imagine my life with out the people I have today, my kids, and the experiences I have had.
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@rmuxagirl (7548)
• United States
24 Apr 12
There is nothing that I would change. The way I see it is that the things that have happened in the past helped make me into the person that I am today. If I did not experience those things I might not have the out look that I have today. I might not have met the people that I have met. I already know if I have a different relationship past, I might not be with the man I call my fiance today. Everything in life adds to the person we are. Why change that?
• United States
24 Apr 12
First congratulations on the engagement! Second thanks for the response and I agree though at times it's hard to see how when something is going wrong it's hard to see the benefit of it, later on it's what makes us who we are and I wouldn't change anything either:) Thanks again for the post!
• Pamplona, Spain
24 Apr 12
Hiya amya., So many things have happened along the way to me as well but really I don´t think I would want to change them. A couple of things I would liked to have changed in the moment they happened but I cannot go back in a time machine and redo everything again so there it stays for the record that I did what I could and I could do no more than that in that moment. My list might have been pretty long too at that time but now it is a lot shorter I really don´t know why either myself. I know a lot of People that always want to change everything in their life I can understand them and I don´t blame them either they went through some dreadful times as well. But for me its hard to say in one way as I am in a moment that is not my best either although I am trying to do my best and everything keeps going the other way. Could I do another List I am thinking right now if I could or would change things those niggly things that you can still remember or are they really worth the energy and fuss? Well come to think of it I don´t think they are worth any effort actually.xxx
• Pamplona, Spain
24 Apr 12
Hiya amya., Sorry to hear that amy I can understand you too. You are trying your best to get things right and no matter what you do it all seems to turn into one big mess sometimes. It has been one of those Days for me too trying to make it through the Day as cheerful as I can and like you I can imagine its not easy for you at all. Today I have stood on my head you know that´s an expression of mine to get everything done the best way and everyone around me is really niggly and irritable there is just no pleasing them. So what have I done just given up trying to please everyone and please myself he he he.xxx Nice chatting to you amya.xxx
• United States
24 Apr 12
I can understand where you are coming from, right now things for me as well are not the best but I do my best to keep my head up and try to remember what my mother told me, and that is that it is always darkest before the dawn. So when I am having one of those days where I am thinking I should have, or should be and I can't change it I just tell my self that and try to make it through the day doing what I can do. It's been hard work and it is continuous work for me to keep this kind of attitude about things in the past. It's harder some days than others but I have come along way with just the way I think about my past and future. Thanks for your response lovinangelsinstead21:)
@megamatt (14292)
• United States
25 Apr 12
Oh I am sure there are some things that I would like to change. However, it is not really the matter of wanting to change something. Rather it is if i I should change something. There were some rather valuable life lessons that were learned by the huge things in my life that went wrong. Life lessons which caused me to grow right into the person that I am today. I mean, if I change these things, would the point of those lessons that I learned have been lost? I think that they would be mostly lost to be rather honest with you. Granted, given the chance, I like everyone else would be tempted to make a few changes with what is going wrong right in the past. Of course it would be rather be too easy to have the reset button to white wash the mistake.
• United States
25 Apr 12
I agree that those lessons learned would be lost, and that the focus should be if there is something now that you should or need to change. Thanks for your response megamatt:)
@lisicong (36)
25 Apr 12
I sometimes hear someone said that if they could go back to the past,they would chang something.I also want to go back to the past,but I know that it would never happen to me.So I should learn some lessons from the past.So I agree with someone about changing our attitudes.Anyhow,today is the most important.
• United States
25 Apr 12
I agree with you, that since we can't go back it's important to learn what we can from the past, and today is very important indeed. Thanks for your response lisicong.
• Philippines
25 Apr 12
This question reminds me of one of those beauty pageant questions lol If I was asked at a Beauty Pageant Q&A if there's anything I'd like to change in my past I'd say not a thing because my past defines who I am today and changing that part of my past is like changing a part of me which means I am not happy being myself now. If a candidate answers she wants to change this or that she sure would fail the Q&A. But if a friend would ask me the same question I would take the whole day I guess to tell him the things I want to change from childhood to being a teenager lol
• United States
25 Apr 12
This made me laugh, I never really thought about it being like a beauty pageant question haha, but good point on that. However your right about wanting to change things in your past would change who you are and where you are in life now. Thanks for the response:)
• United States
25 Apr 12
honestly my life is good just the way it is.but if i had to i would go back and change some of the bad grades i got :p .
• United States
25 Apr 12
I'm glad to hear that you are happy and only have grades that you would change in your past:) Thanks for your post!
• United States
25 Apr 12
I would have spent a lot more time with my brother before he passed away. I would want to talk to him about everything before he left. I miss having him around to talk to.
• United States
25 Apr 12
I can somewhat relate to this, I lost my gramps when I was young and had I known then what I know now about how precious time can be I would have like to spend more time with him. I just hold onto the memories I do have of him and thank God that I at least got to know him. My little brother was born years after he passed and it makes me sad that he didn't get that same chance to know him that I did.
@GemmaR (8517)
25 Apr 12
I think that this is a hard question, and I think that I have made some pretty dumb decisions in my time. There are a few relationships that I wish I could completely cut out of my life. However, thinking about it a little bit more, I don't know whether I would actually want to change that because I know that I am happy now, and changing anything about my past might mean that I would never become the person who I am today. I am good person now, and have learned from all of the mistakes that I'd made, and I don't think that I would ever have been able to be the same person without making those mistakes first.
• Philippines
25 Apr 12
There are only two things I want change in my past. The first one was about my college life and the second one was a big mistake I did with my relationship. Those are just too personal for me.
• United States
25 Apr 12
Hi butterscotch, thanks for your response. Even though you have regrets I hope your in a better place today because of those things.
@jinky2012 (438)
• Philippines
24 Apr 12
the thing I changed to my life is my attitude.My attitude when i am studying is really different now.I dont know why.Maybe I am already professional now i need to be mature enough.
• United States
24 Apr 12
I think that it's great that you are changing something for the future that you didn't like before, I wish you the best in this! Thanks for your response jinky2012
• United States
25 Apr 12
I completely agree with you. All our life experiences have made us the people we are today. Since we cannot change the past or go back it is wasted time and energy to dwell on something that is impossible. However, if I were given a chance to go back I would want to retain the awareness of who I am today but go back as a young person with focus and understanding. I would play more sports and put more effort into school and making friends.
• United States
24 Apr 12
It is important to experience life and all its challenges and bumps along the way. It is what makes us to who we are today. I personally would like to go back and change a few things because I could have learned those lessons in a different way, but I can't change the past or go back so it is what it is. Just accept the past for what it is, and greet each new day for the new oppurtunities and learning experiences that come.
• United States
24 Apr 12
I agree with you deffinately about greeting each day with the attitude of accepting new opportunities and learning from the past! Thanks for your response rewardsinlife.
• United States
24 Apr 12
i would change how well or not well i did in school
• United States
24 Apr 12
I can understand where you are coming from here, school is very important and although I got some college classes I didn't quite finish my degree. Thanks for the response forary2021:)
• India
5 Oct 12
Nope; anything and everything I"ve ever done I wanted to do at that moment and it"s made me who I am today. The shadow of the past should not always be taken with you; the faster you shed it better for you. I always live in the present moment. The lessons that you learn from the past though can be analyzed threadbare and made applicable in the present.