The Past {Day 6/7}

'I still remember that day we met in December'

We all have features of our past that we regret, things we wish we never did and feelings we wish we never had.

It is never a good thing to wish something had never happened but realistically without the past, one would simply not learn anything. Sadly, learning from your mistakes is often the only way. Making mistakes is part of human nature and essential in developing a sufficient thought process and it is only by making these mistakes that you learn how to do things correctly.

Regret is a horrible feeling. Dread seems to be regrets bestest friend, forever hanging around together causing you problems. These feelings linger though will eventually pass. Allowing yourself to move on and look forward to the future is a good may to think.

So it has been said that you should 'live with no regrets', well strangely enough that is an impossible thing to do: unless you are an exceptional human being who seems to get everything right first time. Very unlikely.

I have many regrets from my past. Some major, some minor. Some of them still hurt me, but in a way I am grateful for them as they have developed me into the person I am. Without them I would be entirely different. I would not have had as many experiences as I have had, would probably be incredibly naive and immature and more importantly I would not have the same outlook on the world as I do now.

Looking forward to what lies ahead is exciting, who knows what may wait around the corner. Hopefully a huge lotto win or something really good for tea. Who knows. My point is, you never know, and everything happens for a reason. Remember that.

So be grateful for your past. Respect it and admire it. It is yours and yours only. Not a single other person shares the same past, present nor future as you. A remarkable thing when you think about it.

Make mistakes, live them and learn from them. Make as many mistakes as you deem worthy. It may be worth it in the long run.

Hope this was useful in some way, shape or form. Thanks for reading.
xx