ever wondered what might have been if you'd taken up an opportunity that was offered to you, but for whatever reason you had at the time, you chose not to.

A couple of mine:-
As a teen, 6 weeks in Ibiza doing the cooking for somebody I knew who was planning to buy land there. Most of the time would have been my own and everything would have been paid for me.
Apart from the fact that I wasn't much of a cook, I was very shy out of my comfort zone.

I was asked to give a talk at an International Conference in Italy
I'd presented a paper in a National Conference and felt that was scary enough without doing anything bigger but I used my pregnancy as an excuse as to why not.
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That sucks, Sue.

When I was 19 I had the opportunity to buy a health food shop - kind of pick and mix, weigh and save - big barrels of stuff that you put in bags yourself and paid by the ounce/pound. Was an on-going concern with a one bed flat upstairs, freehold to boot.

My mum at the time was the manageress of a big health foods chain store and really looked down her nose at it and convinced me I would make a hash of it (and refused to help) so I didn't sign the papers at the last minute.

I often wonder what might have been if I'd had the maturity and balls to ignore her and go for it.

when i was 15 i started training to achieve my first black belt in karate - problem was during that summer i discovered white lightning and girls - was thrown out the club due to poor discipline weeks before my exam

I hope I haven't made a thread that turns out too negative and full of regrets....... perhaps it's useful reflecting and acknowledging those " I wonder if I'd......" moments, in order to say goodbye and release them as 'things' from the past that we can't change. Set them freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!
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Oh dear Martin! That saddens me
You should come down to my Dojo! I would be willing to train you - so that you can get that black belt you missed out on. Free sessions!

P.S. I don't run a McDojo - don't worry!

Blimey, I've had so many onver the years. My life is full of making the wrong decisions. I would advice younger people to grasp any oppurtunity that goes their way. At least give it a go

Regrets, I've had a few, but then again too few to mention... Apart from the one about flying jets. When the RAF recruiter told me that my test scores allowed me to take the further tests for a pilot, I gratefully accepted. However I wasn't patient enough to go back to college to gain the extra qualifications I needed. I was a fecking idiot.
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I got in touch with my feminine side. She emailed me back saying if I ever contacted her again she'd call the police.