Sticking with an abusive friendship and the first time I gave in to my addiction. Pretty minor stuff so far, thankfully.
Too afraid of consequences and missing out on good instances that came from those negative circumstances. I used to think otherwise until I got into a car accident recently and my car had to be scrapped. My bmw was my pride and joy, I washed that car twice a week and had ONE payment left before i had it paid off. The money I got from my car being scrapped allowed me to comfortably go on a 2 month vacation throughout most of southeast asia with none other than Turncoat and Crow. That trip has definitely led to some eye opening realizations and perspective widening really. Entirely worth it.
I'm at peace knowing my beamer died for a good cause :' )
I used to think I had no regrets. This was before I understood what it even meant to regret. Once I understood how to recognize regrets when I was experiencing them, at first it felt like a hopeless experience. You can't go back and ease the pain of it, so what purpose does it serve? Now I know that regret is a lesson you use to do better in the present. So when I find myself reflecting over some lost opportunity or unfulfilled longing, I use it to do better now. If it was a regret in some personal relationship, I check if the person I am now has learned the lesson yet, or am I still making the same mistakes that will tie me to this kind of regret forever? If a missed opportunity- I search for the chance to make it happen now.