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“Live and learn…die and forget it all.”
(One of my Grandmother’s quotes.)
Faded hopes and remembered dreams,
Nothing stays the same.
All things serve Life’s tapestry,
and regrets are a pointless game.
I think it’s just nature to look back
to the past, and wonder why
some things change forever
in the blink of a human eye.
In and out of each other’s lives
we’re woven, like so many threads.
Some stay in our lives for quite awhile
and some only stay in our heads.
That we can remember times gone by
is both a blessing, and a curse.
A blessing, for all the good times, smiles,
and lessons learned from those that were worse.
But each moment, good or bad,
has formed the person that is you.
If you had the chance, would you change your past?
Or let it stand, knowing that you grew?
There are always things we wish were different,
but the pain is part of Life’s song.
So don’t look back in hollow regret,
but know that adversity makes us strong.
Continue to live for the present and future
and don’t worry about the past.
Learn your lessons, and then go on.
Because this day could be your last…..
~ C.L.R. ~ © 2011
Great flow to this and the message it carries, knowingly or not, is spot on!
Thanks for sharing
Why thank you for such a lovely comment. 🙂 Thanks for reading!
that is so true ….. reminded myself this last few weeks, trying to get over and through this food poisoning —– feeling like death and like are really going to die. it made me realize that i am my work: that achieving and finishing art and the various half-started projects is all i have. is what i am ….. and that i should use the time more wisely. now if i could just get out of the bathroom long enough …. lol! really enjoyed this write, you bring a complexity that belies the easy-going nature of the delivery
Thanks, Eileen. Hope you’re feeling much better now!
P.S. I hope the New Year has got you energized and ready for a better one than 2011!
You are so right. Adversity helps build our character and bring about change–hard though to think of the rewards when we’re deep in the middle of some mind-boggling pain. But the love and good times definitely help form us too. xo
A beautifully flowing write, filled with wisdom.
Thank you, Gayle. It can be very tough when in the middle of a challenge. Hope your new year has started off grand!
Happy New Year, Corina! Nice to hear from you. xo
I love this one – I don’t think I can ever remember looking back and wishing things were different. Because all it would take is one turn left instead of right and I would be different – this would be different…
Thanks, Jo. Very true, and likely we may never know which turns would have brought us which changes, but it’s great that you don’t wish things were different! Hope your new year has started off well!
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Beautifully done! I loved your words and your Grandmother’s. They raise ’em pretty smart and eloquent in your family. 😉
🙂 Thanks, Cap’n. You know flattery will get you anywhere you wanna go…*smile*. Hope the new year has been kind to you so far!
hey Corrine
Happy New Year !! Thanks for following my words this year.
Be Well in 2012
Jo
🙂
Ditto, Jo!
this was wonderful…i am also liking the whole bog…great stuff you got here.
nice to meet you. and cool theme.
actually very cool theme
Thank you, eva! 🙂 What a nice comment. Nice to meet you too!
Maybe we should keep only the good memories from the past and extract lessons from the mistakes. Regrets should be left behind for sure, tomorrow is always a better day offering much more chance and hope … Lovely post Corina!