REGRET is pain RE-LIVED instead of pain RELIEVED!

CONFESSION: There have been many times in my life that I’ve felt like an honorary member of the WHAT WAS I THINKING CLUB.

But instead of spending time regretting, regretting, regretting mistakes… I've always consciously decided to make sure I am getting, getting, getting lucky lessons to be learned.

Basically, I convince myself to view every "failure" as "fullure" - FULL of helpful new insights to be learned.

How about you?

When you feel like you've made a WHAT WAS I THINKING blunder, how much do you torture yourself thereafter?

I'm here today to remind you: Yo! Regret is pain RELIVED, instead of pain RELIEVED. You gotta learn your lesson, then move on!

Which brings me to an Inspiring Quickie Buddhist Tale...

A man was wandering in the desert and got bitten by a poisonous snake. Immediately, he started to regret taking this trip into the desert. He regretted not taking a different route. He regretted not looking down at the ground more as he walked.Meanwhile the helpful antidote formula to cure him of snake- poison bites remained in his knapsack …unused. He became so caught up in his regret that he didn’t have the clear-headedness to take positive action to remedy his problem. Indeed, he was so caught up in his regret, that yet another snake came along -- and so he got bitten twice – doubling the poison in his system. He died. End of story.

THE LESSON TO BE LEARNED: If you’ve recently been bitten by a Big Life Problem, your locus of focus should be 20% thinking about your problem, 80% thinking about your solution.

You must make the choice to become positively proactive, not negatively reactive.

Peacefulness of mind is a bigtime power.

Thinking thoughts about regret, blame, anger, and resentment will only create chaotic static in your head that will stop you from seeing clearly how to move forward productively.

So...today, right now, take inventory of all the events you regret and the people you resent…and consciously decide to forgive and forget -- both yourself and others.

BONUS BENEFIT: When you train your brain to consistently be more loving in its "thought-content," you not only become more focused and productive, you'll find you also wind up attracting more positive people and positive circumstances towards you!

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