I Wish . . .
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Are you spending too much time in regret?
Don’t let yourself be the person who is always wishing that your life was different. You can cause real misery to yourself and those around you by assuming that if you had done things differently — chosen a different mate, been kinder to your friends, worked harder to progress your career — then life would be as you imagine it should. Your unwillingness to take action may leave you with no choices but ones you dislike.
Spending time thinking of how things should be (although they aren’t), is likely to mean you don’t take decisions. You convince yourself that whatever you decide to do or say isn’t going to give you the result you want.
Procrastination
The human race is far too good at putting off what we don’t want to start. We spend ages explaining away our reluctance with excuses, imagining all sorts of requirements necessary to success, which we don’t have.
We are all affected by the use of our imagination. We can “see” how we want the world and ourselves to be, and we convince ourselves that we’re never going to achieve that level of perfection. We are stuck in the imaginary world of the perfect body. If you are fifteen pounds overweight, you’ve probably spent many hours in front of the mirror imagining how wonderful it would be if you were slimmer. But, that doesn’t mean you’ve taken any action to do something positive about your weight.
Missed opportunities
When you are stuck in the procrastinating “I wish” mindset, you are going to miss opportunities, because whatever they could lead to, you’ll tell yourself that it won’t work for you. If you’re not careful you’ll spoil your enjoyment of life with constant regrets of things you didn’t do.
No-one is perfect and you can’t expect to attain all you would like in life, but don’t let that stop you from trying. Life is full of change, and opportunities and setbacks pop up at any time. When things fall short of your ideal, don’t use that as an excuse for giving up.
Might-have-beens
Focusing on what is missing in your life instead of what is good, and not taking chances when they come along, will mean your life is a series of might-have-beens. Don’t give yourself a lot of “if only” or “I wish” scenarios to reflect on — make sure you have plenty of “yes, I did that” memories to sustain you.
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