Shoulda, woulda, coulda...
I should have done this so that I could be that.
I could have been this and then I would that.
If I would have done this for them, then I would be better that with the other thing.
I think like this all the time, and I realize that, though it's not regret, it is sometimes disappointment with myself. I want to have made all of the choices.
Enter economic reasoning. You must make choices. Each choice comes at the cost of other opportunities. So what. The cost is sunk. It shouldn't affect your future choices, because you can't do anything about it.
I need to stop worrying so much about the past. I need to stop worrying so much about the future. What can I do right now, today? That's what matters.
Matthew 6:34
I should have done this so that I could be that.
I could have been this and then I would that.
If I would have done this for them, then I would be better that with the other thing.
I think like this all the time, and I realize that, though it's not regret, it is sometimes disappointment with myself. I want to have made all of the choices.
Enter economic reasoning. You must make choices. Each choice comes at the cost of other opportunities. So what. The cost is sunk. It shouldn't affect your future choices, because you can't do anything about it.
I need to stop worrying so much about the past. I need to stop worrying so much about the future. What can I do right now, today? That's what matters.
Matthew 6:34
So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.
There is my son, thinking so deeply while the rest of us just skate along in life. My favorite quote, "Worry is paying interest on debt you don't owe." Chew on that!
ReplyDelete