Retirement: A Seesaw of Regret—or a New Balance?

Retirement is often painted as the reward at the end of a long career—a season of freedom, rest, and enjoyment. But the truth is, for many, it feels less like freedom and more like a seesaw of regret. We find ourselves teetering between two nagging thoughts: what we wish we’d done and what we wish we hadn’t done. And here’s the hard truth—the regrets of what we didn’t do usually sting the most.