I Am Seeking Inner Peace
Four Magic Words.... BUT, THAT WAS THEN!
We are all filled with regrets to a certain extent,some of us more than others,I certainly have my fair share and often wish that I had done things differently,so my life would have taken a different direction, been more fulfilling,I would now have the family I always dreamed of, that life did not grant me from the word go . I made some poor choices AT THE TIME,with the knowledge and insight I had THEN.I could not have chosen any differently because it was who I was THEN.Looking back I see the glaring mistakes and what I could have done to prevent myself making them,but I look with the eyes of NOW,with the knowledge and insight I have acquired through the years,so maybe those mistake have taught me something after all and it is not totally a waste.
Yes I have had losses because of bad choices,BUT,THAT WAS THEN,when I could not have known any better or done any differently with the circumstances I found myself under.I am not that person any more,I cannot keep tormenting myself with regrets that basically belong to someone else.I regret, because I now see clearly what I did not and could not see then with my lack of insight and experience.I have control and power over my life now or at least this is what I choose to believe,certain mistakes I WILL NEVER MAKE AGAIN,as I apply the knowledge and insight I have NOW to not make poor decisions.But I was learning THEN and did not even know about it.
Now when I start regretting the past I say the four magic words: BUT,THAT WAS THEN!
We are all filled with regrets to a certain extent,some of us more than others,I certainly have my fair share and often wish that I had done things differently,so my life would have taken a different direction, been more fulfilling,I would now have the family I always dreamed of, that life did not grant me from the word go . I made some poor choices AT THE TIME,with the knowledge and insight I had THEN.I could not have chosen any differently because it was who I was THEN.Looking back I see the glaring mistakes and what I could have done to prevent myself making them,but I look with the eyes of NOW,with the knowledge and insight I have acquired through the years,so maybe those mistake have taught me something after all and it is not totally a waste.
Yes I have had losses because of bad choices,BUT,THAT WAS THEN,when I could not have known any better or done any differently with the circumstances I found myself under.I am not that person any more,I cannot keep tormenting myself with regrets that basically belong to someone else.I regret, because I now see clearly what I did not and could not see then with my lack of insight and experience.I have control and power over my life now or at least this is what I choose to believe,certain mistakes I WILL NEVER MAKE AGAIN,as I apply the knowledge and insight I have NOW to not make poor decisions.But I was learning THEN and did not even know about it.
Now when I start regretting the past I say the four magic words: BUT,THAT WAS THEN!
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