The secret to living a life with no regrets is not to never do anything (my first option), but to find the gold in the things I've done that I wish I hadn't!
It occurred to me recently that there are things in my recent and long-gone past life that were less than wonderful in my memory but which have become proof of angels in my life. They only became proof of angels by my looking for their gold...in my long-gone past, they were proof in my mind that God was not present in my hour of need. (Take yourself too seriously? Yes, on occasion.)
This came to me when I was taking my mentor's inventory for not letting me off the hook for doing some of my less than wonderful things. He reminds me what my original objective was, and it wasn't still more spiritual growth. Which I need to remember, because when I realize the gold, my tendency is to believe my motives were spiritually based from the get-go...CYA in the memory.
One reason I need to never forget that my original motives were ego-based is to enable me to be empathetic to the person who comes to me with her less than wonderful screw-up, looking for understanding. Judgmental is never helpful...a universal truth.
Thank You.
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