Do things once, do it great

"Do things once, do it great, regret nothing but reflect on everything and learn all you can.”

So far, I regret nothing in my life because every moment has acted as a building block to where I am, who I am and what I am today. I am a happy, eccentric, extrovert, strong, independent-thinker, Lasallian student. So far I’ve lived every moment to it’s fullest. I’ve been mad, happy, in love, infatuated, crazy, stressed and fulfilled and I’m still looking forward to do those things again.

“Do it once” to me means we only get a shot in life and a shot in everything. There are no second chances there are only make-ups. In everything we do we only get one shot at it; one chance to do one task at a time so might as well do it great and not waste time on producing more waste.

“Do it great” means we must try to be great in life and in everything we venture into. If we’re mad we must be effective in communicate our anger or resentment, if we’re sorry, happy, sad, lonely, proud the same concept applies—we must also be great in it. We must lose ourselves in life, and experience every moment properly and enjoy it for the experience. We must appreciate all the turmoil and joy we experience. We must get all that we can from each mistake, enjoyment, victory, defeat, death, birth, and so on. I don’t expect life or I to be perfect. I accept the fact that life is a mess, sometimes we can be messy in it but then we should always know when to move on.

“Regret nothing” because regret will only waste your time wishing for something that will never be, but then if you “reflect on everything” then you will be able to learn from every situation.

“Learn all you can” means that we must live life open eyed and aware, of our selves, our environment and how our environment and ourselves interact with each other.

“Decisions will not always be between the good and the bad, most of the time it’s between the lesser evil or the greater good, I just have to decide which decision will improve my life but I won’t regret the next day.”