CHAPTER 8
WHATEVER CAN TURN INTO WOULDA, COULDA, SHOULDA
Learn and Move On
It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
—J. K. ROWLING, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Regret is a very powerful emotion. It is most often fed by the decision we wish we had made. When you don’t make a decision, regret is almost sure to follow. The regret could be as simple as being served a meal you don’t like after you said, “Whatever, you order for me.” Regret could happen after you waited and waited on whether to buy that piece of property and then it was gone. Regret can happen when we neglected a relationship and then it was gone. “Whatevers” will almost always lead to regrets. Sometimes there is nothing to do ...
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