OK, then, I've put more thought into it, although I still stand by my thoughts for my major life decisions...
Having said that - It would have been nice if I held onto my '87 Monte Carlo SS when I moved to the Virgin Islands. But after a year, the car payments were silly for a car I wasn't using. It would have been nice to have a car like that now. Not quite vintage, but might be something/creeping up in value. Can any car guys give their thoughts?
On the flip side, selling it freed up my finances to stay in the islands for three years. My ex boyfriend and I then sailed his yacht to Spain and spent several months in Europe. I grew up during those years and have some wonderful memories from the adventure.
If I'd held onto that car, I might not have been able to do that. Still I loved that car. You just never know exactly how life will unfold.
Or, how about this: That evening I had the horse riding accident, I wish I would have stopped while I was ahead. My baby son was only six months old and I was dead tired. Still, I went for one more jump, despite being switched off. I fell off and dislocated my right shoulder. Hubs was traveling at the time and as we lived in England, I had no help with the baby. It sucked looking after an infant on my own with that kind of injury. It was months before the pain subsided and years before I could move without thinking about it. And my whole right side is goofed up now; the injury affected more than just the dislocated shoulder - I feel problems in my hip joint and my elbow locks up at times. It'll give me problems when I age, I know it... If only I had stopped.
I just thought you were talking about major life events. For those, I truly can and have lived my choices.
