| a) | I wish I'd spent more time watching my favorite TV shows. |
| b) | I'm so glad I turned off the TV and got involved in life. |
| c) | Why did I spend so much time sitting on the couch staring at a screen? There were so many other things I could have done. |
| a) | I should have fought even harder to get everyone to do things my way. |
| b) | I'm glad I was able to relax and let others do things in ways that worked best for them. |
| c) | I realize that I made myself and everyone around me miserable with my petty insistence on unimportant details. |
| a) | I always pointed out every mistake in great detail. That was the best way to get my spouse to be a better person. |
| b) | I offered encouragement by emphasizing my spouse's strengths and successes. I tried to keep criticism to a minimum. |
| c) | My constant complaints and put-downs alienated my spouse and family. I wish I had been more positive. |
| a) | I didn't waste time thanking my loved ones for their services. After, all, they just did what they were supposed to do. |
| b) | I appreciated everything my loved ones did for me, and it meant a lot to them when I told them how I felt. |
| c) | I wish I had told them how grateful I was for all the big and little things they did. |
| a) | Thank goodness, my demanding job gave me a great excuse to avoid most of my kids' activities. |
| b) | Fortunately, I took the time to participate in my kids' lives and watch them grow up. |
| c) | I missed so much. Childhood is over in an instant, and I wasn't there to share it. |
| a) | I got tremendous satisfaction from turning away from my spouse and minimizing our sex life. |
| b) | The sexual connection with my spouse brought great joy and pleasure to both of us. |
| c) | How I wish we had made love more. |
| a) | I was wise to keep my thoughts and feelings to myself. Letting people get too close is risky. |
| b) | There is no greater joy than the intimacy my love and I experienced when we shared our deepest selves. |
| c) | I missed so much by not allowing myself to be vulnerable and open with the one I loved. |
| a) | It was smart to manage my life so that I always catered to other people's expectations. |
| b) | It's a good thing I didn't care much about what others thought. Going my own way and making my own choices made my life fulfilling. |
| c) | What a fool I was to worry about how others might judge me. I suppressed my true nature and never accomplished what I really wanted. |
It's not too late to change the choices you make.
Good questions.
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