What could have been

“For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: ‘It might have been!’ “ – John Greenleaf Whittier
“For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: ‘It might have been!’ “ – John Greenleaf Whittier

We all know the suffering that comes from thinking about what could have been. Most of us could have made better choices at many junctures in our lives.

Career choices, choices of mates, and even decisions about houses and cars can often be things we regret and can’t figure out how to get over them. The regret and remorse over these decisions may be so painful that we sometimes wish we could magica…