Move Forward
I often hear people say, “If I had a chance to do it all over again, I would...”
Then they start thinking about how their lives would be different. How they may have been in a different relationship, country, career, state of mind, etc.
Regret causes doubt in our decision making. But if we believe that everything that happens is meant to be then there is no regret.
Each act that we do is a measure of unfoldment. Each measure of unfoldment removes a layer of doubt and moves us closer to our destiny.
There is no “right place at the right time or wrong place at the wrong time,” we are where we are supposed to be right now - at this time.
If we had a chance to do it all over again, we would do exactly what we did. If we live in regret, we are not living in the present. If we have regret, we can’t move forward and if our movement is stunted, then so is our growth.
Today may you expand your horizons and seize every opportunity that comes your way.
16 comments:
So true. I know I have caught myself doing just that. Saying if I had it all to do over, then realizing how much I may have missed. Regret is one of those feelings that can sneak up on you, and if your not paying attention, really put you in a bad place.
I finally got another computer, so I'll try to come around a little more often.
In the next stage of existence, if selective amnesia is active again, then it will not necessarily be possible to choose to do things differently than now. You would not know consciously unless you reach certain stages of awakening. Each being has freedom to live and make choices at a given moment. If you are like a Dalai Lama, then you reincarnate and have memories of past lives which are accessible to you. You can also explore past life regression or read books by someone like Brian Weiss to gain insight into open-ended possibilities.
Eric,
Regret does sneak up on us at times and may even ruin our positive outlook.
Congrats on your new computer. I need one as well, but I am waiting for Mac to make a design I like.
Liara,
All possibilities present themselves to us at every moment. When we are awake, we are also awakening to the dreams inside us manifesting into destiny.
That's a POV that we need to have constantly pounded into our heads. Woulda, coulda, shoulda - such a waste of time and energy.
I let go of regret awhile ago, and now choose to act with loving intention. If I know I'm putting love into my decisions and actions, regret is much harder to come by.
Happy Tuesday!
Grace,
And it is so easy to get caught up in that energy. It just drains us.
Megan,
That's a nice attitude to have. Anything we do with love is a win-win situation.
Alexys
You are right on point. Everything that has happened has happened to bring us to this very moment. I wouldn't change a thing for the slightest change would change now.
Mark,
I agree. Even if we did take a different path, we would still wonder if we took the right path? Human nature.
Hi Alexys : I am reading this FABULOUS book called "the light shall set you free" by Dr. Norma Milanovich.
Everything is a lesson. You can't do it over - something needed to be learned in accordance with your karma and soulic progression. As we continue to choose, we can do better and live with less regfret, knowing each and every one of our choices bring us where we are at every moment on the journey.
So what happenned is always 'right' for where we were at that moment.
And what happens in the present also reflects what we choose to believe and do. Regret accomplishes nothing - change in perception and behavior - everything :)
Annie,
Now that sounds like a great book. I agree. It's an illusion to think that what we could have done would have been better than what we did.
Thanks for sharing the book too.
Alexys, as everything is happening simultaneously, you are learning and wise, both student and teacher now. To look in the mirror reminds you of the truth.
Hello Alexys,
I like to think that all our possibile and probable choices are being played out in some parallel universe. Then there is no reason for regret. In any case, in this present moment, we get to play out one of many probable outcomes. If we celebrate that, then there's no room for regret.
Nice post!
Liara,
I am looking in the mirror now and I see the truth in which you speak. Truth is beautiful. ;D
Miruh,
That's the premise of the film, Sliding Doors - the possibility of alternate endings and beginnings. I have a feeling that our decisions are handled like a GPS - when we make a wrong turn, it recalculates the journey to get us back on track.
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