Heal from the Inside Out #13: Removing the Weeds of Regret

Hi,

I know how it feels to want a do-over and face the realization that what happened happened. Like many, I've experienced regret as a child, daughter, parent, spouse, business owner, employee, and more. Ruminating about regretful actions and thoughts can leave you stuck in a big black, endless tunnel, believing you will never get out or have an abundant life (emotionally, mentally, physically, socially, and spiritually).

But regret is an opportunity to view your experiences from a healthy perspective, to express compassion, kindness, love, and other virtues to yourself and others. Regret exposes the expectations you had placed on yourself and others.

As you dig deeper into understanding the reasons for regret, you find your way out of your dark tunnel. You begin to search for the truth and not others' opinions. You know that no experience defines you. You have an opportunity to share your wisdom and to take the lessons to your next spiritual level. In addition, you know that the more you regret something, the more you attract regret. So, you change your magnet status and navigation to a higher frequency of love and self-forgiveness. You do better next time because you know better.

The more you use what you learn, the more you set your mindset to learning, and…