Past
is the Past
Cody
Selbert
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Everyone
needs to allow their decisions be put in the past after the decision is made.
That once you make a choice you cannot go back and change it. This is something
I truly believe because when I was a junior in high school I faced one of the
most difficult decisions of my life, to continue to play hockey or quit and
explore other opportunities. After my junior year going to Nationals with my
hockey team I was unsure if hockey was going to continue to be my life style as
I continued throughout life. After months of consideration, thought and
discussion with close friends and family I was able to make a decision. I
understood that by continuing to play the sport I loved I would continue to
keep my life style I grew up with; having a part of home wherever I went because
I could always have a connection to my family and where I began. Deciding to
keep playing hockey is a choice I can now say I will never regret; I met some
great people my senior year playing hockey and it led me to find UMBC. Living
with the understanding that a choice that is made is the final decision and
cannot be taken back, this allows a person to accept their own thoughts and
move on. I guess growing up with this life motto I was able to make decisions
and deal with the consequences of my own actions easier than most people I grew
up with.
There is no need
to live life in fear of regret, because then a fear of making decisions arises.
