Regret – perhaps one of the worst of human afflictions. You dream. You feel. You see others making it happen. And yet – it doesn’t work out for you. At some point, you give up. You start to tell yourself stories like: “It’s too late for me.” “It’s never going to happen.” “Be realistic.” “It’s easy for them, but not for me.” “I’m not good enough.” “My best days are behind me.” I’ve heard many well-intended seekers tell themselves these stories and give up. I’ve also seen people allow life to stop them. I’ve also seen many people hide behind helping other people as a way to avoid dealing with their stuff. Let me be clear – serving other people is awesome. It’s one of the highest Spiritual callings. However, there is a fine line between serving others and hiding behind serving others. You can easily avoid yourself and your work by focusing on others. It’s easy to help others. It’s easy to see what they need to change. And it feels good to encourage them to change, too. Not so easy when it comes to changing the person we see in the mirror. We’d rather do almost anything than feel the feelings of inadequacy. We’d rather stay comfortable, than stay fulfilled. And – when the fear or the stakes get too high – we choose comfort over our calling and the regret pile starts to stack up. Regret stings, because deep down we know that we are limitless. Your potential to serve the world is limitless. Your potential to be happy and live an epic life is limitless. But our biological programming for survival gets in the way. When we don’t guard our mind – we believe that taking risks on behalf of our dreams will kill us. But the sad truth is that what kills us, slowly each day, is the impulse to stay comfortable. You have a choice: - High amounts of regret but low amounts of fear. - Low amounts of regret, but high amounts of fear. These two things are directly the related. The more you face your fears each day, the less regret you will have. You don’t think it’s too late to start – you’re just scared. So, how do you lower the amount of regret in your life? Get busy facing your fears each day? Follow the nudge of your heart that knows there’s more out there for you to do, explore, give and become. Start to look for evidence about why you can do something, rather than why you can’t. And ultimately, believe that no matter what may come – you still can have an incredible life. It’s not too late. You’re just scared. And the fear can be conquered by your conscious choice to act in the face of fear. Remember, fear is not the opposite of love. Fear is a compass showing you where to go. Your heart, your Soul, your Spirit are calling you to face your fear. Use regret as fuel, rather than a reason to stop. Don’t be someone who gets to the end of their life and has tons of regrets. All you need is a little courage to face your fears, just one a day, one at a time. You can do this. So that you don’t live a life with regret, what fears are you going to face? Leave a comment below and let me know! From the blog: thedailylove/got-regret-heres-how-to-live-regret-free/ Lots of LOVE, Mastin P.S. Take what resonates and leave the rest.
Posted on: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 07:06:45 +0000
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