At least that's a wrong direction you'll never have to consider again. Sometimes, when you don't take that chance, you waste way too much time wondering about it.

Didja have some fun? Didja meet some good people? Didja learn anything? Didja get any good stories? Didja lose anything you can't replace? If you can answer "yep" to any of the first four and "nope" to the last one, it was well worth it. If "nope" fits all, chalk it up to experience. If only that last one's true, that's a problem.

Congratulations on going. Congratulations on coming back. That swinging door could have hit ya in the *ss going both ways, you know.