If You Did It Don't Worry
by Ken
McIsaac
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We all make mistakes. Sometimes they are very bad and cause ourselves
and others much worry and suffering. We can be depressed and burdened with
regret for many years, never forgiving ourselves, never forgetting our
actions. Carrying on in this way is another big mistake, disturbing our
lives in very unpleasant and painful ways.
It is not necessary. Worrying about something that has already happened
is a complete waste of time if you just keep wishing that it hadn't
happened. There is absolutely nothing you can do to change it.
"We ought not to look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from
past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dear-brought experience."
- George Washington (1732-1779)
Perhaps there is some way to make amends and that should still be a
consideration. If not then regard it as a learning experience. Review what
has happened enough to draw conclusions about what to do, and what not do,
in the future. But then forget the stupid or bad thing you did and start
thinking about something else.
For every evil under the sun,
There is a remedy, or there is
none;
If there be one, try to find it,
If there is none, never mind
it.
- Mother Goose
Alright it isn't all that easy Mother Goose! These kinds of thoughts
will keep coming back again and again unless there are other thoughts
occupying your mind. Begin feeding your brain with encouraging and fun
ideas especially when that 'thing' from the past returns. Be generous,
kind and forgiving to others and yourself.
You no longer have yesterday; you only have today and tomorrows.
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