Peggy--If it's any consolation, I was a business major in college, and now I'm a writer! I think if you want to follow a dream, you shouldn't let something like regret over a past choice derail you.
Sue--it's never too late ! I started writing when I was in my thirties with two small babies at home. :-)
Wow--lots of great comments. I think wishing for a do-over is tied to regret. Regret, to me, is looking back on roads taken---roads that are no longer an option. I like to write characters who are all about looking backwards---and the book is usually about them figuring out how to move forward. To me, that's the toughest part. We always see the past with 20/20 vision! If only things could always been so clear!
I think I've reached a point in my own life that I make the best decision I can at the time, and don't look back. After all, worrying about a past mistake is a lot like sitting in a rocking chair: it keeps you busy but it doesn't get you anywhere!
To all of the above--ditto!! I agree that sometimes the mistakes we make are the building blocks of learning. I also believe that sometimes mistakes propel us into changing, or moving forward, or into action. All of these are very, very good! But yes, sometimes, when I yell at my kids (or my sweet dog for shredding the tissues in my wastebasket), I wish I could call the words back. Because in the grand scheme of things, the little annoyances really don't mean a thing.
So, I make it a point and try everyday to do better--which is a lot easier than looking for that "do-over" button!
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