There have been days, months, even years when I might have wished for a redo of some part of life, my decisions, words or actions. These times have left me feeling the weight of regret, disappointment and feelings of failure.
As time passes, though, I am beginning to see that the mistakes, failures and disappointments have actually become something other than regrets.
Life, real life, is about moving from sweet to sour, hot to cold, smooth to prickly. Every stage teaching, stretching and introducing us to parts of ourselves we would never know otherwise.
The other thing I have come to know about my failures and regrets is that they are yesterday’s news. None of us can undo what has been done … to us or by us. But we can recognize that what is done, is done. It is in the past, and all we can do, from a forward-moving position, is to choose how to respond.
Those regretful choices, actions and behaviours in our lives can be opportunities to awaken each day with the God-given gift of a fresh start. But we do need to leave the past in the past, facing forward to the future to the now.
“I focus on this one thing:
Forgetting the past
and looking forward to what lies ahead.”
Philippians 3:13
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This is great – I think the hardest part is “forgetting” those regrets and moving on. Hard to deal with by ourselves and other members of the family who don’t want to let go. Great words today. Thanks
Barb, I can so relate to the forgetting part. I guess it is part of the process. Not an easy part, of course.
Carole