1 December 2021 — REGRETTING THE PAST OR EMBRACING THE NEW

As the year draws to its end I find myself thinking of all those things i intended to do and haven’t and all those New Year Resolutions I have broken. And the lines from many songs which talk about ‘regrets’ come to mind.

What purpose do ‘regrets’ have I ask myself. Do they ensure that I will change and carry out those things I promise myself to do? No, I don’t think so. Regretting the past is more likely to plunge me into despair and self loathing!

But, the new is just around the corner as always, so the key to being happy with one’s self is perhaps just to embrace the new: to welcome the new whether it is expected, unexpected, desired or not desired.

PONDER POINTS: my first reactions to reading the above were …..