Senior citizens, what would you do differently if you had it all to do again?

Should have moved to Canada in 1982, when was meant to...I held back and it passed me by!

Gone to college. Other things I would have done if I had know how to have done them with the opposite sex. ☺

I would not have married my first husband. My whole life would have been different had I not. They say one thing leads to another. It's the truth. Get it right the first time, know your limitations, and don't do anything stupid. You're usually better off single, if you aren't number one in your partner's book and they aren't number one in yours. Never settle, always understand that real love can happen if you put yourself first and take care of your own life first. Don't ever think if you don't make a move now, there won't be another chance. There is always another chance. Take care.

Don't ask me for s**t, old fart

Not married at 18, stayed home wit Mom and Dad until they passed.

1. I would NOT have gotten married at age 19 and I certainly would NOT have married the man I did had I waited until I was older (we were married 2 yrs; I never remarried).

I would like to think that had I not married him I would have stayed in the Wash DC area (I lived in Alexandria and worked in DC) the rest of my life. I loved it there. And hopefully I would have met the right man several years later.

No one should marry before age 25. Just my personal opinion. Just read an article Sunday that the divorce rate in the USA has dropped 18% and they think it is because people are waiting longer to get married (mid to late 20s) and start families.

2. Wish I knew how to manage money. I never saved any, didn't buy a house and am now struggling because of poor financial choices made before retirement.

had a better education, and had a son.

Wait to get married. Wait to have children. Go away for college instead of staying where I lived.

1) I would select my field of education based on the availability of jobs in that field and the level of compensation. Your level of compensation determines your standard of living. It matters little if you're in a field you love if there is no job or if you can't live on the income.

2) I would realize earlier that your thoughts are tied to your emotions. I'd be more aware of my thoughts and more deliberate about cultivating positive and uplifting thoughts. Happiness is a choice.

3) I would cultivate wisdom at an early age by studying the Bible. The Hebrews compiled much wisdom.

4) I'd pay more attention in school and study harder. I'd definitely pay more attention to developing great writing skills.

5) I'd develop my public speaking ability. This is a shortcut to distinction.

6) I'd take debate classes. It helps to teach you to deal with conflict and present your position better.

Well, I did the best I COULD for who I was at the time.

If I could do it all over again, there is little I would change. There is nothing I COULD change, because that WAS my "best". For who I was at that time.

Oh, I might NOT yell at my husband when I found the slew of female-abuse files he saved to disc, I yelled hard and long and he cringed and I didn't stop. I regret that. I don't regret the divorce that came later on.

But that is the only thing I can think of.

Happiness is a state of mind, and as such comes only FROM within our mind. I have never been very materialistic and never really craved money .. just enough to get by has always been fine with me.

I have always worked on remaining self-aware, and endeavoring to choose what is kind to others. Because when we are kind to others, it boosts our self-esteem and WE are happier. So both sides win.

And I have always worked on being honest, even if I lost out or got in trouble because of honesty. Never regretted respecting myself. I have not and do not lie, nor take what is not given to me.

And I'm alcohol-intolerant (ALL it does is give me dry heaves). Nor did drugs appeal, since my mom had me meditating as a child and no drug comes even close to a good meditation.

Because I have been sober through my life, I have had to learn how to be happy without these things. AND I have not done stupid or harmful things due to drunkedness or being stone.

So it was natural that when I turned 50 I turned to Buddhism .. seeing as I was already living that way. Even as a child, I had those values of honesty and kindness.