Today's
thought
from
Hazelden
is:
I
wish
I
hadn't
lost
track
of
the
guys
I
was
stationed
with.
I
kick
myself
for
that.
--Tom
Harding
We
all
have
regrets,
don't
we?
Some
of
us
left
jobs
or
spouses
or
neighborhoods
only
to
wish
we
hadn't.
Perhaps
we
closed
the
door
on
our
family
of
origin
and
then
felt
grief
when
parents
or
siblings
died.
More
commonly
we
regret
the
instances
when
our
mean
spirited
behavior
or
attitude
hurt
someone
else.
We
weren't
always
honest
and
forthright;
we
didn't
always
try
to
help
a
friend
or
co-worker
who
needed
our
advice.
We
simply
didn't
put
our
best
self
forward
when
the
opportunities
for
doing
so
presented
themselves.
Dwelling
on
the
"shoulds"
of
past
years
is
fruitless.
We
did
the
best
we
knew
how
to
do
at
the
time.
The
past
is
gone.
Let's
quit
digging
up
the
bones
of
old
regrettable
experiences.
All
they
do
is
cloud
our
minds
when
we're
trying
to
respond
to
today's
opportunities.
I
won't
have
anything
to
regret
tomorrow
if
I
respond
to
today
with
my
best
self.
You
are
reading
from
the
book:
Keepers
of
the
Wisdom
by
Karen
Casey
Keepers
of
the
Wisdom.
Copyright
1996
by
Karen
Casey.
All
rights
reserved.
Printed
in
the
United
States
of
America.
No
portion
of
this
publication
may
be
reproduced
in
any
manner
without
the
written
permission
of
Hazelden.
