I came across an interesting posting about "should/should have" (as in, "that's a good muffin you made, but what you really should have done is..."). You can read the original posting at http://jimelyot.blogspot.com/ (June 9, 2011). In response to it, I sent him this philosophy I live by:
Love your "should" item on your blog. Another perspective: "should have" can be used as a personal motivator. I imagine my Future Self saying "you should've done/tried (whatever)" to my Present Self so my PS does things today that would/could otherwise be regrets (for things I'll have wished I had done) in the future. Imagining looking back in the future and saying "should have" to myself makes me do/try things today that might be out of my comfort zone but that make my life worth living.
I plan to have no deathbed regrets.
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