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Daily Wisdom – Motivational Podcast – Day 871 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond
I was speaking to a friend once who said that they regretted, not having spent more time with their family members.
I ask you the question: Are you missing or regretting? See, there’s a big difference. Missing, means you wish those times would come again because you enjoyed them and you cherish them. You keep them as a memory, something which will stay with you at all times. Regretting, is different. It is when you feel as though the opportunity passed and you were never able to make up what you needed.
Now, that is not good. Regret is negative; missing is positive. Regret brings you back; missing moves you forward. Regret makes you sad; missing makes you happy. Regret shows the difficulty that you were not able to overcome; missing means the good things and the happiness that you were able to create. There is a difference.
So don’t regret anything. You could say, you missed it. For instance, I miss my father. He passed away. I don’t regret the fact that I had a good life with him. I don’t regret the fact that I saw him and all the memories that I had with him, and I don’t regret anything that I did or didn’t do. I do miss those times when I could speak with him, but I miss them only in memories of the things that I did with him, not as a regret; and that’s what life should be.
To be happy, drop the words “if only” this and “if only” that. Why not change them with, “next time”?
“Next time”, I will do this or I will do that.
Don’t regret what you could have done. Take the memories of your past and use them as an incentive to change your future so you can have a better present. Past experiences are memories that are in your heart and mind for you to be able to create future goals and opportunities for the future, but you can use them as an incentive today, an impetus to change your life and make it better.
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