Is there one thing in your life that you've regretted NOT doing??

[lv4dogs]

yup, only one thing though, for not turning down my current job & staying at the vets office.

[moosmom]

I regret not taking piano lessons. I've always loved piano music (my favorites are Jim Brickman, George Winston, early Yanni) and am in awe of anyone who can play classics.

I also regret not staying at my job at the Hartford Courant. I really miss it. I especially miss not writing my weekly "Pet of the Week" column.

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

I regret wasn't very outgoing when I was still studying. All that counted for me were my studies. While others made lots of fun, I was a good quiet girl...
I also regret I never learned to play the guitar. My parents forced me to play the piano, guitar was out of the question. I did buy a guitar after I got married, but never got the chance to follow lessons.
Now, here I am, with NO piano to play on, and a guitar I cannot play on

[Karen]

I regret not taking piano lessons. I've always loved piano music (my favorites are Jim Brickman, George Winston, early Yanni) and am in awe of anyone who can play classics.

I also regret not staying at my job at the Hartford Courant. I really miss it. I especially miss not writing my weekly "Pet of the Week" column.

It is NOT TOO LATE! You can take piano lessons as an adult! My sister and her husband have a piano school that specializes in teaching adults and children - they get different books, and taught differently, but everyone learns!

[catnapper]

I regret not buying the Mustang I wanted, instead I bought the "safe" reliable car.... which turned out to be a lemon and I had to trade it in only 2 years later and take a huge finaincial hit on it when I bought the new car. It also turned out to NOT be safe --- many, many blind spots that a Mustang would not have had!

I've always done the safe and smart thing. For the most part, I am happy with my choices, but every once in a while I wish I could have just said "Oh what the heck!" and go with the flow.

[Barbara]

I've always done the safe and smart thing. For the most part, I am happy with my choices, but every once in a while I wish I could have just said "Oh what the heck!" and go with the flow.

I did not always do the smart and safe thing but most of the time... Whenever I took a risk someting happened I absolutely wouldn't want to have missed. So I wish I would have gone with the flow more often.

I am sorry that I didn't take singing lessons when I was 25. I thought about it then and thought I didn't have the money. I like singing so much and now my voice is no longer how it could have been....

I am grateful for any risk I took in my life!

[G535]

Maybe I'm just old and cranky but I believe life is too short to worry about things not done and instead concentrate on all that can still be done.

[BC_MoM]

Not going with Wolfie when he left for the Bridge.

[Lady's Human]

Two things I have regretted not doing, both military related:

One, being a dumb private (EVERY private is a dumb private) and not going for the interview for the White House Communications staff. (essentially I had a job offered to me that less than 1% of the people in my job in the military get a shot at and I turned it down out of stupidity, I didn't believe my PLT Sgt when he told me they wanted to talk to me)

Two, not going to the Special Forces Qual course.

[Oggyflute]

Two things I have regretted not doing, both military related:

One, being a dumb private (EVERY private is a dumb private) and not going for the interview for the White House Communications staff. (essentially I had a job offered to me that less than 1% of the people in my job in the military get a shot at and I turned it down out of stupidity, I didn't believe my PLT Sgt when he told me they wanted to talk to me)

Two, not going to the Special Forces Qual course.

When in the Air Force, I regretted not finishing my armourers course. Basically being young, having to many choices and not really knowing what to do. I joined to travel, and thought that going to Number 1 Operational Support Unit, was the way to go. Travelled a bit, but not enough to satisfy me at the time. I was deeply regretting not finishing my course, when that golden oppurtunity LH mentions arose. For me it was to join 33Squadron, these guys were the glamour squadron of the Air Force, outside the fighter jocks. After nine months intensive training, I ended up flying all over the world. A case of being in the right place at the right time, and having a seargent that had the faith to put my name forward. You don't so much apply for this job as get endorsed or nominated. Then you have to go in front of a board, with 8 people firing questions at you. Mega stress but that was what it was designed for. Weed out the bounce of wall types. The top 3% of your trade get to go in front of the board, and about only 10% of them ever go through. The perfect job for a young bloke in his twenties.

[moosmom]

Maya & Inka's Mommy,

I taught myself how to play the guitar when I was in high school. It's so easy, and they have books that show you chords, finger placement and songs.

There's a story...

my Mom went out and got my brother a really cheap guitar with Green Stamps. He taught himself and my parents later bought him a really nice Gibson guitar.

The guitar ended up being used by 4 other family members who all learned on their own. That memory really makes me smile!