Regrets

Woulda-Coulda-Shoulda 
BY 
Shel Silverstein

All the Woulda-Coulda-Shouldas 
Layin' in the sun, 
Talkin' 'bout the things 
They woulda coulda shoulda done... 
But those Woulda-Coulda-Shouldas 
All ran away and hid 
From one little ‘Did’.

Did you do this? Did you do that? Did you ask yourselves these questions today? Ever?

Regrets can weigh you down. The attachments to ‘whatever’ can hold you back from going forward. Rethinking the past doesn’t guarantee you 20/20 hindsight. You can bias your own life and history by editing the ‘instant replays on demand’ in your head. Memories aren’t always accurate.

Do we only review regrets because we are getting older? Isn’t it best to review daily to dump the garbage and promise ourselves to make tomorrow better? Edit the bad, forgive, aspire for better, then forget and move on. That’s the best way. Don’t look back unless it is to remember a lesson for the sake of not making the same mistake.

Erma Bombeck made a list of “Regrets” in her life. She did this upon learning she was dying from cancer. It reads more like ‘stop and smell the roses’, to find more happiness in her life, taking time for not just others, but for herself as well. It’s priceless. It’s still going around on the internet and our minds. This wonderful humorist gave us a vision of happiness with this wonderful legacy.

What can you do now that will NOT be a regret for tomorrow? What can you do now that’s been stumbling about in your head as “woulda, coulda, shoulda”? What can you finalize your day with as “DID”?

Thanks to Linda for the inspiration of “Top 5 Regrets”.

Cathy

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Erma Bombeck: http://www.snopes.com/glurge/bombeck.asp

Shel Silverstein: http://www.quotesandpoem.com/poems/poeticworks/Silverstein/shel_silverstein_poems_-_ii/15/

Daily Good, Top 5 Regrets: http://www.dailygood.org/view.php?sid=188

Everybody Loves Raymond ‘Editing’: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVPcklJ8M0w