Regret

by | Aug 3, 2015 | Acceptance | 3 comments

There are countless forks on the winding road through life. Everyone occasionally looks back and wonders: ‘would life have been better had I taken another path?’ But regret never serves us. Every turn we’ve made resulted in the perfection of the life that grew from that moment until this one. Who knows what might have happened had we chosen differently? The choices we made may have allowed us to avoid intense suffering or even catastrophe. It’s only when we let go of the shoulda/woulda/couldas, that we can do the one thing that creates happiness…

Be present.

Jarl and Steve

3 Comments

  1. Sarath
    Sarath on August 3, 2015 at 5:18 am

    …thank you..deeply said.

  2. Larry Sherk
    Larry Sherk on August 3, 2015 at 2:37 am

    It certainly will be a tremendous relief when I complete or perfect dismissal of all self-judgments. I still harbor some anger from judgments about the behavior of others, but I will get rid of that, too. For me those things are control issues which I can’t keep when I finish surrendering.

    Thanks for all your help.

    Love, Larry

    • Merci Gracia
      Merci Gracia on August 3, 2015 at 9:39 am

      Hi Larry,

      I love your comment ‘When I finish surrendering…” Ha! I think, from personal experience, that the active practice of surrendering is a life-long endeavor.

      Love,
      Steve