by Robert Bruton

Created on: May 25, 2009   Last Updated: May 30, 2009

It's funny how the universe brings us answers to life's mysteries. It most certainly is possible to live without regrets. If you subscribe to: All things happen for a Reason!

Every one of us shares a common thread. One thing in life we wished we could do over or better. Actually we all have several things. What makes us human is the experience good or bad, living the experience. Your past mistakes do not define who you are today, unless you allow them to.

Take for instance a long lost love. The one that got away! You can choose to live with the regret or you can choose to thank god for those most precious moments you shared. Moments looking into each others eye's only to find true love, true passion at its very essence. Life's circumstances whatever they may be separate you. Tear the relationship apart. The hurt and pain are unbearable. After a grieving process comes a choice that will define our life and how we live it. Choose to be sad and woe is me I can't live without this person. Or choose to be grateful for all the joy, happiness and blessings you received.

The wonderful thing about life is you never know when from something you thought was lost forever reappears in your life. It reappears because you took the road of gratitude. You found the joy and happiness in what most would call the saddest moment in our life. You choose to realize that what you had was a gift.

When you make a mistake or lose someone that hurts so deep that an ocean of tears won't take the pain. If you simply make the choice to remember the beauty, the love, and be grateful that you were so blessed. This opens up the possibility for you to experience life with joy, not regret or sadness.

From the joy and happiness, life tends to take wonderful turns you never expected. Out of the blue something will come to change your life forever. Something so wonderful that it brings tears of joy to your eyes, and in that moment you realize there is nothing to regret. Be joyous of the time you had, and life will open the flood gates for you to receive even more. A second chance!

We must remember that regret will stifle any chance of change. Certainly, as humans we all experience regret for things we have done. We do stupid things, make terrible mistakes and could live a life filled with regret. Your past does not define your future. The future is what you make of it. Live with gratitude not regret. Live with the peace of knowing you can make a mistake, but you can also make an amends.

Sometimes your life will be blessed with a second chance at something you thought you lost forever. This is the most precious of gifts. Treat it with the care and love it deserves.

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