With hindsight it's easy to cherry-pick missteps. And from those missteps fantasize a hypothetical outcome. And obviously in this alternate universe you only ever come out better.
Yes, there are pivotal moments. I've made big decisions along the way. I've made some mistakes.
But everything good in my life has come from this one path.
I make a choice to celebrate the present, not hanker after a mythical alternative. I choose to be content with the present, and contentment is the source of my happiness.
It's easy to compare my life with others, and find others richer, or more famous, or married, or unmarried. Social media amplifies this.
But it's also easy to compare to others who walked a harder path, and have a harder path in front of them. At this stage of my life its less about climbing one more rung, and more about helping those below me, smoothing their path as much as possible.
No one goes through life perfectly. Hindsight living is not helpful and contentment beats regret every day of the week.