If you are reading this you woke up still alive this morning. I sincerely hope that you see that as a good thing. Human life is surprising robust and at the same time shockingly fragile. Someday, we will not see the sunrise again.
What can we do today to reduce the regrets when that morning arrives?
Reach out and tell others you love them. Leave a kind comment on a blog, stop and visit, make a phone call, send a text, send an email, send a "just thinking about you" greeting card. I regret not reaching out to my grandmother in the last few months of her life.
Take a moment to savor your meals today. Slow down, smell the coffee, let the chocolate slowly melt in your mouth. You will never regret the enjoyment of even the simplest of meals.
Step outside, even if only for a couple of minutes and breathe. Even if cold, or hot, or wet. You will never regret a moment to just breathe.
Take a moment to forgive. Forgive others, not for them, but to free your mind from the burden of holding onto past transgressions.
Take a moment to forgive yourself. We all make mistakes, the burden of which is regret. Forgive yourself, say you are sorry, free yourself from the burden of regret.
Wise advice, as always. I read once that there are only two days in our lives that are not 24 hours long -- the day of our birth and the day of our death. Hmmm, yes indeed.
ReplyDeleteA couple of once in a lifetime days.
DeleteForgiving yourself is often the hardest thing to do, but so necessary.
ReplyDeleteSo-so true
DeleteGreat advice! Just the little push I needed this morning.
ReplyDeleteThanks, have a great day.
DeleteA thought-filled post.
ReplyDeleteI try on Mondays
DeleteHow can I free myself of the burden of regrets when they are so entangled with my very being - like ivy clinging to a tree?
ReplyDeleteP.S. "breath" - noun, "breathe" - verb. Regretfully, I cannot help myself.
The past is dead; leave it lie in peace.
DeleteForgive and untangle.
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