Regret

We can all relate to the feeling of mourning for a missed opportunity. “I could have taken advantage of my time, what a waste,” leaves us feeling guilty and regretful. This negative perspective can pull us down. What if there was a different way of looking at things?

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There is no such thing as time wasted. It is all perfect and in this, there is no space for regret. A tree spends its lifetime in devotion – stretching up, digging down, bending with, feeding on, adapting to and growing strong – every process, an effort towards bearing fruit. And after those many years, if one of its apples is not picked, it falls. But the tree doesn’t say, “Oh no, all that energy for nothing, what a waste!” It simply lets gravity deliver its harvest to the ground. There, it will feed the ecosystem that will provide nourishment for its roots. You are always growing. In this process, nothing is wasted.