Retrospection

 Retrospection is a learning tool. What it isn’t is looking back with any desire to have done things differently. The past’s very unchangeability is what allows me to look at it and learn from it.

Lessons learned are free from recriminations of any kind. Seeing how decisions made or actions taken in the past inform my todays, I am better prepared for the challenges which will, inevitably, emerge in any future I may have. 

I’m grateful to have learned what I have about the futile old habit of scrolling through my personal cavalcade of failures. That’s what I used to do on a regular basis each night as I tried to go to sleep. It was no wonder I needed sleeping pills!

All I can do on any given day is to try my best and to be kind to others and myself. Forgiveness is huge. Perfection is impossible. Once again, the Serenity Prayer is my daily mantra. Being present in the moment helps me be aware of my thoughts and actions. It’s a daily goal, a practice.

Today, I am grateful for the clean slate ahead of me. I hope to fill it with actions and words which cause no harm, and which lift the vibration within me and around me.

No regrets—no judgement—only love. 💚