Delete regretful thoughts
In my garden, as I was clearing and fertilising plants in preparation to the cold winter ahead, I found a pot of Zygocactus which I planted sometime last year. I forgot completely about that small leaf that I planted and never checked on its growth afterwards. I felt miserable, finding that pot behind an overgrown plant, that even had a tiny bud on that small plant. If I had taken care, that would have grown bigger, almost similar to the two full grown plant pots on my patio. I should've taken care and that could've or would've become beautiful if I did but..
Similar to this in my journey of life, I was reminded to take away some of these words of regrets like could've, should've, would've, if, but, from my everyday vocabulary. We can waste so much of time blaming others or our circumstances for everything that has or has not happened. Living a life with regrets, are when our thoughts are filled with, if this has not happened this would've been better, or if I had done that this could've been avoided. Also, I should've got that but, they took what was mine and this can go on and on. As we all know, regret is a negative, painful emotion and that is never going to make us better. Sometimes it can be more painful, when the fault is not ours, and we have to take the blame for someone else. We cannot wipe away our past, it is real, and when these thoughts of regrets creep into our memories, our emotions and into our daily conversations, we carry that dark cloud of sorrow, that self pity, wherever we go. I remember blaming God for letting some of those hurtful regrets to happen, that HE could've easily prevented. We have to purposefully change our thinking, resist the temptation of wanting to talk negative and try to maintain a positive, grateful attitude, to make use of those mistakes as stepping stones of life. Bible mentions to repent about regrets. Repenting is knowing what we are regretting about, forgiving ourselves, and giving it to God and letting HIM heal our pain completely.
Are you ready to press the delete button of regrets on purpose, to make every day, every thought, every word new, and to live one day at a time for HIS best plans?
2 comments - Delete regretful thoughts
Preeta you capture great snipits of our daily life that we can ponder over and try to focus on being a better person from having read your words.Thank you