“Some people say they wouldn't change a thing
but I would.”
Kenny Chesney
I wish I hadn’t
made a lot of the mistakes I’ve made. I wish I were smart enough to learn from
the mistakes of others. I wasn’t. I pray my children will be wiser than I was. But,
since this is just a singular question (something), I will answer it with a
single event: I wish I hadn’t quit the full time teaching job I had four years
ago. I did it on impulse thinking there were plenty more opportunities for an
experienced teacher. Unfortunately, my decision coincided with a bad economy
and massive teacher layoffs. So my family lost a lot of income while I worked
as a part-time instructor with no benefits.
While it wasn’t the
wisest decision, blessings came out of it. I learned a lot. I spent a lot
of time volunteering in my children’s classrooms. I picked up another master’s
degree (yeah, and a lot more student loan debt – so maybe that wasn’t the best
decision either).
Join me in this
tough truth challenge, please: what’s something you regret or wish you hadn’t
done?
