Your consciousness will continue to evolve throughout your life. No previous step on your journey is cause for regret. You could have done things differently only if you understood then what you do now. The simple truth is that the path you took was the only one you could have under the circumstances. When you think of every moment of your journey as absolutely vital for your growth, you free yourself from the heavy shackles of the past and allow yourself to step into …
The perfection of the present.
Steve and Jarl
Even AA philosophy says we shall make amends but NOT recriminate. I have not really been recriminating, but I have been in awe of my “disasters” and it is a superb reminder that I have overrated caution. This “freedom business” is a somewhat narrow path between some giant boulders!
This is an excellent vantage point for me to take. While I agree with every line of it, I tend to think of my present as a process of recovery from a damaging past. So this is a real step toward freedom for me, for indeed I was always doing what I had to do under the circumstances. I can be free from it without repeating it!
Thank you for pointing out these shackles I have grown used to!