I have so many regrets when I look back on my life. So many bad decisions, so many friends lost, and so much self-inflicted pain.

When look at how many years I have wasted, I can’t help to be overwhelmed with regret. If only I did this, if only I did that, and I spin my own web in regrets.

This quote from Carl Bard really struck a different tone in my thinking, because it is true. I will never be able to change the past or do things over, but I can change things now.

I can change my old thoughts and beliefs that fueled my past decisions to healthier thoughts and beliefs that will produce better decisions. I am 46 years old and feel like I have spent half my life in one bad decision after another, but there is nothing I can do about that.

What is done is done and there is no going back. But I have a choice to either spend the rest of my life living in regret and self-pity, or look ahead and try to make better decisions.

It’s all in my hands. I have the power to change my old negative beliefs or not. My therapist can show me a different perspective, but ultimately it is my decision to believe it.

So, as hard as it is I have to turn off the movie of my past, take it out of the player, and put a new movie in. I also have to destroy the old movie so I am not tempted to put it in again.

I have the power to make a better ending.

Here’s a beautiful quote from my Gratitude app to brighten your day 😇 https://gratefulness.page.link/yqbs