We all have them. Sometimes they're small. (Gee, I really should have gotten a pack of gum at the convenience store...) Sometimes they're not so small... ( Gee, I really should have visited with Grams before she died.)
It's going to be impossible to look back on your life when you're on your death bed and not have at least one or two... That's life and there's really no avoiding it.
A dear friend has been telling me that the biggest regrets in life don't lie in having done something. Sure, we all make mistakes and sometimes, maybe we feel bad about having done something, but in NOT having done something... Nothing gained, nothing lost? There is risk involved because you may not win every time... Sometimes you lose. True strength is being able to pick yourself back up when you do, dusting yourself off and trying again. There would be a lot more regrets in playing the "What if..." games with yourself.
Thank you Myra. I get it now. I will branch out and not fear the new paths that lie before me...
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