Wine & Wisdom

Someone once told me, in a not so logical way, that "if you're going to be dumb, you gotta be tough"

I laughed at once and realized the meaning of this phrase pertained to the fact that we were all drinking, heavily might i add, and had work early in the morning. So being dumb was drinking so much at such a late hour, and being tough would mean facing the trek to work early in the morning with a hangover and a permanent nauseous feeling.

After a year and a half of receiving this humorous advice, i realized it relates to many, many things. I, above most anyone, has mastered the art of doing so called "dumb things" and paying for it later. 
Now i never really intentionally get myself into these situations...although i have been known to have fair warning and jump head first despite myself (on more than one occasion), but i consider that more of being an adventure-seeker than being the poster child for stupidity. 
I've always been one to worry about missing out on life's experiences, on the little things that make a person who they truly are. This in turn has lead me down some very treacherous roads...i must say I've experienced a lot and learned things that can only be taught with the lessons given...but at what costs?
This has weighed heavily on my mind recently, and as i sit here sipping my wine and enjoying the soft ambiance of jazz music in the background, i realize that no matter what you regret--you can't change anything. 
Life is what it is...and if you choose to play the game, as most of us do, you have to put your whole heart into it. I certainly know that i have.

I have discovered that no matter what i've lost, no matter how dumb i was, i have to be tough, i have to move on, i have to keep going. If life is a game, then i want to win, not forfeit.
It may not be easy, but the wine helps :)