Two recent events have brought home a truth.
I live a fairly busy life and juggle a fair few responsibilities- so sometimes have to not attend meets or delay meeting people.

But I tell myself- there'll be another time. If I can't do this week, there'll be another time.

Sadly a wrestler has recently passed, and I never got the rematch. I didn't get up to the group meets last year, but told myself there'll be another time. And now there isn't. The message talking about how much I was looking forward to locking up again will go unread.

Plus not on the same scale of seriousness, there was a wrestler up in Edinburgh who I've been gagging to fight ever since we started talking. Our paths criss crossed a lot. There was a time we could have met, but due to a less than 100% foot, I didn't take it. Because I was sure there'd be another time.

That other time is gone now. They've deleted and we've never had that fight either.

So dont assume you'll have another time. Don't put things off or refuse opportunities because you think they'll arise again.

They might not- and you'll just have regrets.

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Last edited on 2/19/2019 7:54 PM by hephaestion2014
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Squashlad (256)

2/19/2019 8:09 PM

Yes—carpe diem!

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hephaestion2014 (51)

2/20/2019 12:07 AM

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Yes. I'm not good at doing that. I'm working on it 😉

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surrey71 (22 )

2/19/2019 8:35 PM

Amen to that!!

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hephaestion2014 (51)

2/20/2019 12:07 AM

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Cheers. I'm working on it.

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toxic (13)

2/19/2019 9:21 PM

True words... Thanks

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hephaestion2014 (51)

2/20/2019 12:06 AM

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Thanks. When I'm your way or you are mine ... No, next time. Hopefully we'll get a match there and then 😁

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Shadow Knight (83 )

2/19/2019 11:57 PM

Well said that man, get out there and wrestle

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hephaestion2014 (51)

2/20/2019 12:09 AM

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Thanks. Exactly.
Try to have no regrets!

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Shadow Knight (83 )

2/20/2019 12:22 AM

I am trying to get as many new opponents as I can but I do like to return to previous opponents who I liked wrestling with as well

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hephaestion2014 (51)

2/20/2019 12:28 AM

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It is a hard balance, I guess.
It's why group meets are good as it's usually a mix of both. People you know and people who are new.

I have many regrets of challenges I didn't take or matches I haven't had.

Never regretted a match I have had.

Hope I'll one day be a past opponent you'll enjoy returning to wrestle 😉

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surrey71 (22 )

2/20/2019 12:38 PM

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You’d get more if you didn’t block people when they just say hello, like you did to me! :-))

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hugefan (86)

2/20/2019 7:39 PM

Well the guy that left the site may well rejoin at some point so don't give up hope but it is true you should take chances when you can

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