Move beyond grief and regrets by learning from your mistakes and not repeating them again in the future. You cannot undo the past., So, stop dwelling on what is behind you. Take a moment to try to comprehend it, accept it, and then let it go. Try to live your life in the present without regret, culpability, or anger. Forgive and focus on the good things that are ahead of you.
If you are not careful, the regret of your mistakes can turn into a prolonged preoccupation with negative feelings of disappointment, doubt, and sadness that can prevent you from moving forward. Allowing yourself to be controlled by your regrets will drain you of your energies that would be better served by constructively focusing on the future with increased preparedness and hopefulness.
You need to move beyond your mistakes by learning from them. When you are engaged in the tasks of overcoming your past mistakes, you will not have the time or the need to be dwelling on emotions of regret.
Getting Personal
Have you ever had a strong regret about something that you did, but wished you had not? What was it?
What about regretting something you did not do, but wished you had done?
Which is more difficult – getting over a regret for something you did or for something you did not do?
“We should regret our mistakes and learn from them, but never carry them forward into the future with us.” (Lucy Maud Montgomery, Canadian author, early 20th century)
“It is better to look ahead and prepare, than to look back and regret.” (Jackie Joyner-Kersee, retired American track and field champion)
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