Regrets, I’ve had a few …
How many of us are stuck in ruts because we cling to past slights, traumas, missed opportunities, and betrayals? The best way to let go and move forward is to acknowledge and accept those negative things you did (or had done to you) as steps on the path that brought you to where you need to be today.
Today, recall the pain of your past. Allow yourself to get to the point where you can accept that they were blessings; the perfect things that helped you build a new you. If you can release your grip on the anger, sadness, and regret, then it will be easier to spot the Light in the darkness.
Article from: http://blog.kabbalah.com/yehuda/2009/03/09/regrets-ive-had-a-few-2/en/
Since doing my "letting go" exercise last week I have felt amazingly light and positive. I am trying to live each day in the moment and enjoy life. It's working well!
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Puppy update...
Koda bear - 13 weeks - 24 lbs
On Saturday I took Koda to the vet for her final round of shots. She is now officially immunized!
I was a bit shocked to know that she weighs 24 lbs. The little pup sure has an appetite. Here are her official weigh-ins since we got her:
March 27 (7 weeks old) - 11.4 lbs
April 18 (10 weeks old) - 16.8 lb
May 9 (13 weeks old) - 24.0 lbs
Steady weight gain is a good sign and it's amazing how different she looks from the day we brought her home.
She is doing very well and I am happy to report that I think she will be a swimmer. Swimming is something that Dutchess isn't super excited about. She doesn't mind getting wet but has a look of fear when swimming unless I am in the water with her. Koda swam on Sunday without a second thought. I'm thinking that because we introduced her early enough it was just a instinct reaction.... I hope that with her positive reaction to swimming she will influence Dutchess to enjoy swimming more. There is nothing better than watching a dog swim out to retrieve something from the water!
Koda has also developed quite a fearless nature, she plays hard and bites Dutchess often. Dutchess has been very gentle with her but you can tell that Koda can wear on her nerves. Dutchess has only "put the puppy in her place" once or twice. I have a feeling there won't be much of a contest for who is boss though - Dutchess is very submissive.
(pictured here sitting on the "dog couch" she doesn't look like a little demon does she? Don't let the puppy eyes fool you :)
(Dutchess in her favorite chair...this is the look of - jeez I'm tired - when will this puppy quit! Koda gets up every morning at about 5am. This is generally the look Dutchess gives me - she comes outside with us but looks like she wishes she could sleep more! )
I am very blessed to have both of these dogs in my life and I am happy to report that it hasn't been that much extra work. Also I can really see the amount that Dutchess's life has been enriched with a second dog!(Even though Dutchess doesn't look very happy here!)
Puppy joy! This is the look on Koda's face every time she gets excited. Typically accompanied by her whole bum and tail wagging ferociously!
Life is so damn crazy...
I'm in an amazing mood right now and I wanted to write it down and capture it.
I have been really struggling with life lately, holding onto anger, resentment, heartache, jealousy.... and I decided today to let go of the past and my mistakes and focus on my bright future. It was an cleansing process, I wrote down a letter of exactly how I feel, why, all my emotions and then I burnt it and read and re-read this poem:
To let go doesn't mean to stop caring;
It means I can't do it for someone else.
To let go is not to cut myself off...
It's the realization that I can't control another...
To let go is not to enable,
but to allow learning from natural consequences.
To let go is to admit powerlessness,
which means the outcome is not in my hands.
To let go is not to try and change or blame another,
I can only change myself.
To let go is not to care for, but to care about.
To let go is not to fix, but to be supportive.
To let go is not to judge,
but to allow another to be a human being.
To let go is not to be in the middle arranging all the outcomes,
but to allow others to affect their own outcomes.
To let go is not to be protective,
It is to permit another to face reality.
To let go is not to deny, but to accept.
To let go is not to nag, scold, or argue,
but to search out my own shortcomings and correct them.
To let go is not to adjust everything to my desires,
but to take each day as it comes and cherish the moment.
To let go is not to criticize and regulate anyone, but to try to become what I dream I can be.
To let go is not to regret the past,
but to grow and live for the future.
To let go is to fear less and love more.
I have a blessed and amazing life, but I wasn't living it. I was focusing on the past and not living in the moment. And I now feel so light and so lifted from that terrible place that I had put myself in.
The strange crazy thing about today is the only person who would truly understand all this and truly get what I'm going through - but is thousands of miles away and who I cannot reach, called me. My damn cell service often doesn't work at work so I missed the call but just hearing the voice of a loved one and someone who gets me more than anyone made it all OK and solidified how I was feeling. I think this was the universe telling me...."your on the right track".
Life is short and so precious - live it...
And the phrase that I will be telling myself over and over these next few days:
I will love myself. I will learn from the past and not make the same mistakes. I will move forward, respect the past but not dwell on it. I will focus on the future and being present in the moment. I will fear less and love more.
I have been really struggling with life lately, holding onto anger, resentment, heartache, jealousy.... and I decided today to let go of the past and my mistakes and focus on my bright future. It was an cleansing process, I wrote down a letter of exactly how I feel, why, all my emotions and then I burnt it and read and re-read this poem:
To let go doesn't mean to stop caring;
It means I can't do it for someone else.
To let go is not to cut myself off...
It's the realization that I can't control another...
To let go is not to enable,
but to allow learning from natural consequences.
To let go is to admit powerlessness,
which means the outcome is not in my hands.
To let go is not to try and change or blame another,
I can only change myself.
To let go is not to care for, but to care about.
To let go is not to fix, but to be supportive.
To let go is not to judge,
but to allow another to be a human being.
To let go is not to be in the middle arranging all the outcomes,
but to allow others to affect their own outcomes.
To let go is not to be protective,
It is to permit another to face reality.
To let go is not to deny, but to accept.
To let go is not to nag, scold, or argue,
but to search out my own shortcomings and correct them.
To let go is not to adjust everything to my desires,
but to take each day as it comes and cherish the moment.
To let go is not to criticize and regulate anyone, but to try to become what I dream I can be.
To let go is not to regret the past,
but to grow and live for the future.
To let go is to fear less and love more.
I have a blessed and amazing life, but I wasn't living it. I was focusing on the past and not living in the moment. And I now feel so light and so lifted from that terrible place that I had put myself in.
The strange crazy thing about today is the only person who would truly understand all this and truly get what I'm going through - but is thousands of miles away and who I cannot reach, called me. My damn cell service often doesn't work at work so I missed the call but just hearing the voice of a loved one and someone who gets me more than anyone made it all OK and solidified how I was feeling. I think this was the universe telling me...."your on the right track".
Life is short and so precious - live it...
And the phrase that I will be telling myself over and over these next few days:
I will love myself. I will learn from the past and not make the same mistakes. I will move forward, respect the past but not dwell on it. I will focus on the future and being present in the moment. I will fear less and love more.
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