Once there was a boy, who coined the term "No Regrets", and it stuck. "No regrets" the lot of us would say. Perhaps I never fully understood that term until now. Then, it was a term rendered for a trip that was to allow "No Regrets" but now I feel I must move that term onto my life...a life with no regrets. How can I have a life with no regrets? First I must, maybe, come to terms that I probably will have regrets, but they must be minuscule and that I must accept them for what they are and who they have made me today. What I should also remember is that when faced with a difficult decision I must choose what is best for me at the time. I must learn to engage myself into my OWN self to be aware of who I am and what is best for me.
ME. Me is numero uno. Sure, it maybe a bit selfish, but this is who I am right now, and this is who I should be caring for right now. I am who I am, I can surely continue to educate and grow as a person and to explore new endeavors but must never accept less than what I am worthy of. Never settle for less. Do those great things you dream of doing.
Dreaming is who I am. I have these amazing plans, I pray so much that one day at least 50% of them will come true. But why settle for 50% when I can do them all if I honestly try. I should never give up on them...DANG...why do I do that so easily? Why have I done that in the past?
I must say one more thing before I leave here tonight. Thank you. Thank you to the boy who said "No Regrets" that fateful journey we once took. Thank you for the one who reminded me of it. Thank you to the person who has possibly always been there, even when I never intended for our friendship to be so deep it really has turned out to be extremely meaningful and an important friendship to me. And to that same person, who can really boost my spirits and encourage me. And one more thank you....to the people who never thought I'd be anything in this life and who never knew me for what I am. I hope one day you will soon see what I have become. Most importantly I thank You.
No Regrets!
France/Benin '05
1 comment:
sabbyrina,
in this post, you said:
First I must, maybe, come to terms that I probably will have regrets, but they must be minuscule and that I must accept them for what they are and who they have made me today.
i think that the only time we have regrets is when we choose to not learn from mistakes....when we are too stubborn to see that something...ANYTHING...can come out of a bad experience, bad encounter, whatever...
we always have the choice to take old regrets (which we'd put away out of stubbornness or frustration) and re-examine them, learn from them, and turn them into jewels of education. then, we can watch the regret disappear because we have dealt with our disappointment in ourselves, in others, in the world.
regrets and mistakes, in my opinion, are distinguishable from one another. mistakes are things that occured that you can't change. a regret is a feeling that comes out of not dealing with a mistake. mistakes can't be corrected, regrets can.
sorry for being so preachy...sometimes i write the things I need to hear
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