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REgrouping Vs. Regretting...

Actively choosing to make better choices...

     In my opinion, living with ANY type of ‘regret’ is very, ‘self-destructive’; for ruing a thing, we may have done...or NOT done in our life, only brings ‘negative’-energy to our ‘spirit’. Rather than regret the past...the moment(s) we may have wished for a different ‘result’ to have occurred, or, be burdened, STILL, by memories which leave us feeling ‘unfulfilled’, it is wiser, instead, to ‘let go’ this(these) feeling(s), which only add to our angst, and choose to do something ‘positive’ to prevent them, rather than continue to ‘torment’ ourselves. One way in which to accomplish this is to alter the way we do a thing...choose a different approach to a situation, make a change in how we respond to certain of life’s ‘stimuli’. If the ‘regret’ one feels is the result of making certain ‘choices’ or, perhaps letting some ‘opportunities’, which have been presented, ‘slip-away’, I feel that it is important, if one is still capable, to DO the VERY ‘thing’ which was ‘unaccomplished’ from the ‘past’; for this, most certainly, ought eliminate and eradicate any feelings of ‘remorse’, sadness, or lack of fulfillment which previous decisions might have contributed to. One of the greatest ‘truths’ which presents itself to us, while living this physical-life, is that we, ALWAYS, have the opportunity to be different...to think in ‘new’ ways...to perceive our lives and ourselves in more constructive ways with more positive-energy resulting. As we are in complete-control over how we think...process information...and respond to all which ‘influences’ our ‘happiness’, it seems to me that we would opt for the very BEST way(s) in which to prevent ourselves from feeling ‘bad’ ...from experiencing ‘negative’-emotion(s); these, the ONLY thing that ‘regret’ EVER allows for. So...choose to be responsible for your life and your own ‘happiness’, your sense of accomplishment(s) and your personal-fulfillment; you won’t ‘regret’ it! Just Sayin’...

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