Courage?

You'll regret more what you did not do, than what you did.

I don't know to whom that quote...or that concept...should be attributed, but I know it sounds to me like wisdom in words. I want to move to Mexico. I want to visit Chile. I want to have a deck built in my back yard. I want to sell my home and travel the country in an RV. I want to devote every minute to making my wife happy.

I've not done any of these things. Some of them are contradictory. It doesn't matter. None of us should have regrets that we could have avoided. I can avoid having regrets; you reading this blog, whoever you are, can avoid having them, too. Taking action, not denying wishes, has legs. Walk. Do you have the courage? Do I? It's silly and stupid to take action based entirely on wishes, but it is just as silly and stupid not taking action based entirely on fear or, worse, inertia.

It's easier taking the safe path. I think it's more rewarding, though, taking the path of adventure and the unknown. I need to convince myself. I need to convince my wife. The idea of dying while I'm still involved with my company is horrific and embarrassing. Do I have the courage to change and risk dying forty years hence, satisfied?