A life without regrets

Our Daily Bread
I am a very goal-oriented person.  One of my life goals is to live my life without regrets.  What a lofty goal!  It is not an easy or even reasonably retainable goal, but it is something that I can try to do one decision at a time.  One day at a time. 

The psalmist talked about this.  I never realized that Psalm 32 was talking about living life without regrets. It was clear to me for the first time when I read the passage again this morning. 

So as I see it there are three ways to live life without regrets: make good decisions, have an appropriate attitude, and be contrite in asking God for forgiveness and in forgiving yourself.  What do I mean about three ways?  The first way is pretty obvious -- making the right decisions.  The main problem is that the right decision may not always be obvious when we need to make it!  ;-(  Prayer and following God's leadership can help.  The second way is attitude,.  What does that mean?  Having a God-like attitude towards others helps us treat folks the way they should be treated.  It also helps us see things in the proper light.  Regretting doing something that you never should have done is not a good thing!  Lastly, through forgiveness.  I had some regrets about things I did, but God forgave me and helped me forgive myself.  That didn't make the actions and the repercussions go away.  It helped me deal with them and not let them drag down the remainder of my not so ordinary life!

What things are weight you down?  Got regrets?  I pray that you will deal with them -- and also plan a strategy to not have any more!

Lord, thank you for helping me deal with my regrets.  I praise you for your lovingkindness!

On Location - St Louis
I am enjoying my visit with my best friend.  We had a low key day yesterday, but still managed a little excitement.  My best friend told me to let him know if I saw him acting a little differently than normal due to new medications.  OK.  I can do that.  We pulled into a Steak N Shake for breakfast.  He started cussing up a storm.  I was like "Hello, acting differently now!"  HEHEHE   Then I saw what he saw.  There was water leaking from the overhead light!  Yikes!  We headed to the car dealer after breakfast, though we almost ran off the road when he tried to catch even more water while he was driving.  yikes!  The dealer figured out the problem quickly.  We waited around for an oil change.  That gave us a chance to look at the new Dodges and Jeeps.  We  both like looking at new cars.  He didn't buy one, but really liked the new Compass.  ;-)

We hit the casino for a little while.  I was entertained for about 45 minutes and lost about $15.  I am so cheap!  hehehe  We went to Costco and the mall.  I found good deals on the shoes I wanted.  Woohoooo!  I needed new brown dress shoes and a new pair of walking shoes for summer.  Double woohoooo!  ;-)

We had a quiet evening at his place watching TV on his Tivo and watched the movie Easyi A. What a cute movie! 

Not sure what today will bring.  It is still early!  hehehe

Hang in there, my friends!  I will be upbeat and steady.  That is what I do...