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Moving Beyond Regrets

We all have things in our lives that we regret, wish we had done differently or wish a situation turned out differently.  If you have no regrets, good for you – move to the next post in my blog!  I have regrets, some are as a result of actions that took place over 20 years ago but the pain of some of those regrets are still very fresh.

I have been trying to move beyond my regrets because I know that in some ways they are holding me back, it is occupying space within me that could be taken up by something more joyful.  I was never quite clear on how to move past them, admittedly I didn’t try to hard to figure it out because unconsciously I believe a part of me started to feel comfortable in the pity parties that came with my regrets.

One day I got tired of the mental baggage that came with my regrets, it was an all of a sudden moment.  I woke one morning and said that it has to be more to my life besides my past mistakes, I asked myself the question – how do I get past them?  The answer for me was simple: Acknowledge It, Forgive It, and Move Past It. Continue reading