Friday, February 18, 2011

everything happens for a reason

"everything happens for a reason
its time to get that regret off your mind and move on"

*dealing with with disappointment and regret is like coming to a
fork in the road-
one way leads downwards to rumination and guilt;
the other way leads upwards to a better version of yourself"

then how do we deal with regret??
-write down your regrets: this clarifies them in your mind
-examine them: understand the reasons behind your decisions
-change your toxic thought patterns
-grieve losses that you have suffered. Acknowledge that you feel sad or angry about the situation
-make ammends: apologise for something you've done
-identify lessons: make sure u learn frm regretful experiences, mistakes are fine, as long as they are new ones.
-develop compassion: understand other ppl's points of view and emphathise. Have compassion for yourself too.
-forgive others: this frees you from anger and pain.
-forgive yourself: Stop condemning yourself. "in order to truly love yourself, you have to be capable of forgiving yourself for being a human tornado of emotions, fears and appetites."
-live free of regrets: accept what has already happened, learn your lesson, and move on...*

This is part of the article extract from CLEO magazinne...i have my regrets too and somehow i should learn to accept that had already happened and there is nothing i can do to change the fact...
gotta move on and stay strong~