In my last few articles I’ve written about regret; those momentary feelings of loss, disappointment, or dissatisfaction with something in our life. I would warrant that all of us have experienced some type of regret in our life. Something we wished we had done differently, or perhaps not have done at all. It’s my belief that those who say they don’t have any regrets don’t mean they haven’t ever had any. What they mean is that they changed the focus, or their outlook about the specific circumstances. They learned from it. They turned it into a positive.
Changing one’s focus or keeping one’s focus on what is important is the key to recovery, and the key to achieving happiness. Focusing on regrets, focusing on what’s not working in our life leads to depression. My mom always said that anyone can think themselves into a depression. Everyone has had things happen to them, or has done things that could get them down. But focusing on the past, focusing on our failings doesn’t help at all. Choosing to focus on our short-comings, or negative experiences can lead a happy person to a state of depression. (more…)
Posted on February 21st, 2008 by Leisa
Filed under: ADD-itude, Depression, Focus, Life Lessons, Panic Attacks, Recovery, Regret | 3 Comments »
