Friday thought for the day

Something I picked up somewhere:

Even though there are days when I would love to go back and change some things in the past, there's a reason why the rear view mirror is so small and the windshield is so big. Where we're going is much more important than where we've been.

"We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience."

-George Washington



This is what I bring to the site. My experiences, and my choices, both good and bad, to share with others yet to travel that road. Learn from my dearly bought experiences...

InTheShop said...
"If I had to do it all again..."

I know there's a song by that name; figured you'd come up with a poem...

But I saw an article fairly recently by that same title. The subject might fit better with the good marriage advice given in the recent thread titled "Shes no longer interested!," but I suppose it goes good in this thread, too.

...but if I had it to do all over again:

I would listen more than I speak; a lot more!
I would talk to my spouse instead of at him/her.
I would reminisce more about the old times, and dream more about the future.
I would let go of all the little things, and in retrospect, they were all little things.
I would dance in the kitchen more instead of worrying about the dishes.
I would laugh more quickly and forgive more freely.
I would take more trips and spend less time doing housework.
I would protect “us” instead of worrying so much about “me.”
I would not put anything ahead of my marriage; that includes work, friends, outside activities, family drama, etc.
I would be much more appreciative and grateful, focusing on all the things I have, instead of focusing on all the things I want.
I would turn off the TV and tune in to what my partner needs and wants from me; reality shows are someone else’s reality; and who really cares about what’s happening out there in TV land, anyway?
I would spend more time holding hands, sipping coffee on our deck, hugging each other after a long day at work, and supporting each other in all our endeavors.
I would be more honest, not just with my partner, but with myself.
I would love my partner more than anything else in the world.

Good judgment comes from experience, experience comes from bad judgment.

When we can learn to look back without staring, we're making progress.

Dance like no one's watching
Love like you've never been hurt
Work like you don't need the money
Sing like no one's listening