Regret hurts for a reason. It is life’s way of telling us to do better. Regret is the pain of our past errors rising up within us to urge us to not make the same mistakes again. It is there to give us a second chance. If we heed regret’s warning, it is like starting … Continue reading Regret’s Warning
Life is not easy. If we are being honest with ourselves, most of us do not really know what we are doing most of the time. We are simply making the best decisions we can with the information we have. We are trying our best. And we will often be wrong. We will make poor … Continue reading The Best We Can
There is power in simplicity. Do not make your life overly complicated. Complications will find you on their own. There is no need to seek them out. Having too many options means never having to commit to anything. Create limitations for yourself and learn to work within them. Set boundaries for others and learn to … Continue reading Depth In Simplicity
If you are waiting for other people to behave the way you want before you are happy, you will never be happy. The world and its people will rarely, if ever, do exactly what you want. Even if things do go exactly as you had hoped, you are still not guaranteed to be happy. While … Continue reading Deciding To Be Happy
Fear is a natural, involuntary response to a perceived threat. Fear exists to help you survive in an often harsh and dangerous world. Worry is something altogether different, however. Worry is a story you tell yourself about fear. Fear is immediate and about the present moment. Worry, on the other hand, takes you out of … Continue reading Deciding (Not) To Worry
