I was flat on my back sick this week with nothing to interfere with reflecting about people, places and things. Like most people I have learned to live with regrets. I push them into the corners of a dark closet in my mind and hope they become like that lost baseball cap that you could never figure out where it got to. One of the regrets worked its way to the front of the closet and rudely knocked on the closet door and demanded some attention. At the same time, the teacher arrived in my life. The teacher gave me a lesson I didn’t want but I certainly did need.
So this week the regret has been pulled out of the dark corner of the closet and Chapter 1 of the lesson has been lovingly completed.
Wishing you a week with no regrets,
Bernadette
So true. Hope you’re feeling better.
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I love the quote, so often true. Do you find that once acknowledged and grieved the regrets lose a bit of their power? That happens to me. I hope you feel better soon, Bernadette. ❤
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Regrets are killers. Hard to take them on but unavoidable. Bravo to you for taking it on.
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Regrets can eat away at us if we let them. As you say, we all have regrets we have to live with and deal with. Sometimes we just need bigger and deeper closets to put them in.
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I loved the metaphor! I’m wondering if regrets are unresolved issues. It seems to me that if you are regretting doing or not doing something, you need to take it back a few notches and work it out. It looks like that is what happened to you. Glad your teacher was there, close by!
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I hope you feel better now dear! A lovely post and we all, of course have regrets.
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I hope you’re feeling better, Bernadette. My theory on regrets is that if a person doesn’t have any, they probably didn’t push through their comfort zone. At least you weren’t afraid to try. Whatever happened didn’t turn out the way you planned, but you gave it a shot. There’s something to be said for that. 🙂
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I hope you’re better very soon, Bernadette! I love the quote, and that you found a loving way to start the healing process. You’ve found a private but helpful way to share with us, too!
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Hi Bernadette! My favorite line from your piece is this: …rudely knocked on the closet door and demanded some attention. I love the way you personified Regret, which really just emphasizes the way regrets can become large-than-life. Best wishes to you!
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Sending healing thoughts your way! 🙂
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I am so sorry you have been feeling under the weather, Bernadette. I hope you feel in tip-top shape soon!
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Hope you are feeling better. I too have had those regrets that “knocked on the closet door and demanded some attention” In my case, it happens in the night when I am trying to get some sleep. Sometimes I can have a heart to heart with them and let them go and other times, I am forced to face up to them and deal. Good luck!
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