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Nearly all situations we encounter in life are replayed\\nand dissected, each one's essence distilled into a \\\"How could we have handled it\\nbetter?\\\" response. Sure, this is great for growth and learning from our\\nexperiences. But one could argue (I am!) that we would not have learned the\\nlessons we needed to learn without regrets.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Don't think about them as \\\"regrets.\\\"\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"What about learnings? Or experiences? Instead of thinking \\\"I wish I would have\\ndone this,\\\" why not think \\\"I'm glad I did that because I learned this.\\\"\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Life is all about perspective.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Glass half-empty vs. glass half-full.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Looking on the bright side.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Optimism vs. pessimism.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"There are endless phrases and expressions to talk about the contrasting\\nperspectives in life. 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