Last night, Matt and I went to some presentation that my cousin begged us to go to. Basically, you will make a lot of money, all you have to do is give us $500 and you will be making $7000 a month. We told them no thank you. The guy then looked at Matt and said, "Oh, so you've pretty much got all the money that you need huh?" So, Matt looked at him and said "Yup, all in my account right now." And then we left. Matt commented on the way home that maybe that was a mistake. I thought about that. What is a mistake? I thought back to all the events and choices in my life. Have I made mistakes? Do I regret the choices that I have made? Would I do things differently if I could go back knowing what I know now? I finally came to the conclusion that the answer to all of those questions is no. Do I regret the choices that I have made - no. Would I do things differently - no. Have I made mistakes - no. You may be thinking, "What?!? Abby hasn't made any mistakes her entire life? I don't believe that." Yes, a lot of not so great things have happened in my life. Things I would not wish on my worst enemy. I am not questioning that at all. The difference between a mistake and a life experience is whether or not you learn something from what you are going through. Mistakes are just wrong choices that have been made and nothing was learned from them. People use mistakes as a reason to justify their behavior, actions, and emotions without taking responsibility for their choices. I have learned a lot from my trials and hardships. So, I don't feel like I have made any mistakes in my life. When my choices were not in line with what Heavenly Father wanted (especially when I was a teenager), He gave me consequences, but I learned from them, and they made me a stronger Latter-Day Saint. That night, on the way home, Matt asked, "So would you go back and do things differently knowing what you know now?" No, I wouldn't. I wouldn't change a thing. What about you? What would you do if you could go back?
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I would have changed the way that i took classes in school so i could have gotten done quicker. But that's about it. Life has its unpleasentry's and down right pains, but it's what you do with those trials that determine if they were no good or not. There's always something good to be learned in any situation.
I have always said I would not go back because then you would have to go through everything again and once was enough for me but it goes deeper than that. I have always believed there was a reason for everything that happens to you and it is up to you if you see it as positive or negative. I am the eternal optimist if you recall Abby. The part that is harder than anything is the things you have watch those you love go through and know there is no way you can help or take it away. All you can do is hug them and tell them that God will help them through anything if they can just put their trust in him. He know you so much more than you know yourself and loves on a much higher level than we can imagine. The older I get the more I know that with God I can climb mountains.
Love ya.
Mom
I can always look back and see that the choices I make affect my life in some way. Sometimes I wonder if I would have done this, or that, what would my life be like now. No, I wouldn't do things over. I can see that even when I made a wrong choice, Heavenly Father was there to bless me when I learned from that choice. I, too, have grown from each and every life experience.
Great post.
By the way, thanks for the great example you are to me. This really gives me a greater perspective on moving.
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I don't really know how to comment. I can't honestly say that I haven't made mistakes because I think I have made a few! Have I learned from them yes! Can I ever change them no! I personally think that is a mistake. If you can learn from them, but can't change it. Good post!
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