Okay I’ve been delinquent but I had some alone time today and started writing. Something for you to think about….
Retrospect can be a dangerous thing.
Do you think about those missed opportunities or look at what you’ve done in your life and even though grateful for the life you have and the things you’ve accomplished still have days that a smile veils feelings of regret.
Regret can become a fertile breeding ground for disappointments and disappointments can be the stinking manure that grows the forest of regret in your life. Sinatra said, ”Regrets, I’ve had a few…” I guess he was able to count them. (smile)
How many of us sit and number our regrets? You remark, ”This is not where I planned to be, who I planned to be, what I looked forward to in life”. Welcome to the city of Regretville. Population: millions and it’s getting overpopulated!
It’s getting overpopulated because every new resident is accompanied with not only themselves but trailers of baggage of things that can no longer be changed. And even though the events can’t be changed, they’ve so impacted your life that you carry them into every NEW opportunity. You carry the suitcases of people that have hurt you in word and deed. You carry the duffel bags of missed opportunities. You carry the overnight bags of things that are no longer just events in your life; they’re a part of the fabric of your existence.
As I thought about it maybe I do have a couple regrets. But today I’m having an emotional yard sale, so I can make room for a heart filled with hopes and dreams and new expectations. Regret was just cluttering up the place anyway. How about you?
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