Life often don't go according to plan. Some people wish to experience love, but ended up always finding the wrong person. Some people love kids but ended up not being able to find an ideal life partner to start a family with. Some people dreamed of traveling the world, living in big houses, driving posh cars but couldn't accumulate enough wealth to fulfill these dreams. Some people found happiness but it was short-lived.
There will be hits and misses in life, but it is okay. No one lives a perfect life and everyone is bound to have some unfulfilled dreams and aspirations in this journey. What's more important is not to let these unfulfilled goals define us, making us think that our life is a bad one because we didn't achieve what we hope to achieve. Your life is not defined by what you didn't achieve, it is defined by what you have achieved. Shift the focus away from what you couldn't achieve and find all the right reasons to define your success.
I believe the reasons revolve around happiness, for a happy life is a meaningful and successful one. So, think of all the happy moments in your life and how they come about. Write them down if you can, so the next time you are hit by these "regrets" that randomly pop up in your mind, remind yourself that they are part and parcel of life and are in such a low percentage as compared to your other happy moments. Don't let what you can't control (life's events & outcomes) influence what you can control (your mindset & attitude in life).
Life is short, make it a good one :)
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