Lion
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Do OverIf you could have a do over in your life what would it be???
For me after four years of college I was offered a free ride all expenses payed to get a Masters degree and a PHD in Horticulture by the college I attended. I passed on the offer because I was tired of school and was broke and wanted to earn money and I had my good health. Now many years later I have poor health and at times I wished I had worked at and received those
degrees just for my own personal growth..... And now the closest colleges to go back to and work on those degrees are over 110 miles away.
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daveathall
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Superb thread.
Urm, bit of a poor answer but rather than re do some of the things I have done, I would rather undo some of them.
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gmh1013
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Not married my ex wife....it cost me money...everything.....still bitter after 23 years.
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away36
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I keep trying to think about what I would change in my past, but I realize that regardless of what part I'd change, it would mean a different path I'd be taking and that means I might not have ended up right here where I am, with the life that I have and that would not be a good thing.
Sorry about the run on sentence. 
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ColinB
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| away36 wrote: | I keep trying to think about what I would change in my past, but I realize that regardless of what part I'd change, it would mean a different path I'd be taking and that means I might not have ended up right here where I am, with the life that I have and that would not be a good thing.
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Well said Nancy! Despite all my problems I would not change a thing. They are what makes me the person I am. If I went back and changed anything life could be worse!
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East Bay Rider
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I definitely would make other choices. In fact my world was so small I never thought that I could stretch out and go far. As a result I stayed close to home and what was expected. After seeing all that's out there on these international forums and after going on that cruise I'm craving a change of scenery and a view outside the grey box.
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Letsgodiving
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I was pulled into a meeting in basic training with a couple of other guys and offered a chance to go to West Point. I didn't take any college prep courses in H.S. and would have had to go to a year of a scholastic prep school which would have made it a 10 year commitment and at the age of 17 I wasn't ready to sign up for that and had no interest in college so I declined. Four years later I was off to college on my own dime with a little help from the GI bill.
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Deep Sea
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No regrets or anything I can think I would change, but I wonder what my life would be like now if I had chosen to go to a regular college rather than a federal military academy. I had a full ride to UNC, Appalachian State, and NC State, but went decided to go to the military academy.
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Gedanken
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Maybe I'm just the happy-go-lucky sort, but my life's been a series of good accidents, and if I'd been able to plan it, it would probably have turned out a disaster. In short, it would be much smarter for me to leave well enough alone. 
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Lisa
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I've used this answer before when a similar question was asked.... I would have chosen different parents.  
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ABS
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Eventhough I wouldn't want my life any other way at the moment, I do wish I could avoid the accident I was in 12 years ago. It would make my life easier and more enjoyable today for sure!
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Jimbits76
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I'd change nothing.
My life was a path to where I am now. Bumps, wrong turns and reroutes may have been painful but they were all part of the journey.
Right here, right now I'm happy.
Jim
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jdc
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| Gedanken wrote: | | Maybe I'm just the happy-go-lucky sort, but my life's been a series of good accidents, and if I'd been able to plan it, it would probably have turned out a disaster. In short, it would be much smarter for me to leave well enough alone. |
I was wondering how to answer but James has just summed it up for me, and I love wondering what is around the corner to bring the next life challenge 
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uncle aj
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I never like these "What if"threads. We have all travelled down the windy road to our destiny.
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jdc
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| uncle aj wrote: | | I never like these "What if"threads. We have all travelled down the windy road to our destiny. |
no need to make a stink about it 
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uncle aj
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| jdc wrote: | | uncle aj wrote: | | I never like these "What if"threads. We have all travelled down the windy road to our destiny. |
no need to make a stink about it |
It's the mushy peas.  
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jdc
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| uncle aj wrote: | | jdc wrote: | | uncle aj wrote: | | I never like these "What if"threads. We have all travelled down the windy road to our destiny. |
no need to make a stink about it |
It's the mushy peas. |
you can take the boy out of Lancashire but you cannot take..................
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away36
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| Gedanken wrote: |
In short, it would be much smarter for me to leave well enough alone. |
Hopefully you'll remember this line if you're ever thinking about banning me.
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BigBird
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I had a hard time understanding the theme of this thread, but I think I have it now.
I would do them all over again. Now where is my Pez dispenser with those little blue pills.
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