Trying to retrieve a moment in the past is what regret would ask us to do. It’s just not possible. Why is it so hard to release and move forward? Listen, to release regret is to forgive yourself. It doesn’t mean you don’t take responsibility. Releasing regret is accepting that you can’t change that moment in the past. What can be meaningful is to sit with yourself, own the shortcoming, feel the discomfort, accept that you are imperfect and that just maybe…it was the best you were able to do in that particular moment.
Allow that moment, that decision, that argument, that action, those words of regret to pass through. They have already shaped you, done their work in you, left an imprint, offered their wisdom or secret…no need to hang on. No need for regret. The soul welcomes even the experience of falling short because the soul doesn’t judge…it just wants to grow and expand. The soul wants you to experience everything and wants to guide you toward awakening.
My dear friends, this is how we can be grateful for even the times we fall short. Instead of stewing in regret we can take the opportunity to practice self forgiveness. And the side effect of self forgiveness is…freedom. And freedom allows us to look ahead with joyful anticipation.
Much love always
Paula
