Sunday 11 January 2009

no regrets


i know january is almost over, but if you are still pondering 2008 and wondering about 2009, my sister has posted a great way of saying goodbye to regrets/mistakes from 2008, finding the things to be grateful for from 2008 and moving forward with intention into 2009.

i have no regrets really for 2008, except for having to soldier on through months of bad health. but this regret was cancelled out by finding a solution in the last quarter of the year and climbing back up to good health again. phew, it was hard work! i have promised myself that i won't be referring to bad health again, it's behind me now.

ultimately my belief is that regrets keep you anchored in the overcrowded past. i want to dwell in the here and now, it's so much more spacious & generous here. i make mistakes every year, so there's no point worrying about them :) imagine a nightmarish kind of world where you aren't allowed to make mistakes! it doesn't bear thinking about.

i had so much to be grateful for in 2008; restored health of course, a home yoga studio & a home art studio - both inhabited constantly, losing 10 kilos then 'having to' re-stock my wardrobe with some wonderful new clothes (every girls dream!), attending to some overdue dental work - definitely something to smile about, happy times with friends.......... and so much more.

my intentions/goals; mmmm maybe try learning spanish again on the internet ('encantada di hiberte conicido' for any spanish readers - apologies for poor spelling!) to cook more creatively, keep up the yoga, create oodles of art, research spanish architecture/art just for fun and keep on keeping on.

... and just in case you were thinking of wasting time, there are only 11 months and 15 days till christmas!

4 comments:

  1. Great post Patti. Do you know Edith Piaf's song "Regret Rien?" I will check out the link to your sister, thanks. I didnt know a person could learn a language on line! be well, suki

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  2. I too like your post and your sister's idea.

    I read somewhere (Julia Cameron, I think) that health is not a gift, but earned. I think this is true for most of us. You've done a lot towards having a healthier 2009!

    I hope to look back on 2009 and to have done many of the things you did last year, Patti.

    Peace and new year blessings,

    O

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  3. Oh Patti, I so liked your list of good things in your 2008 and your attitude towards moving clearly to 2009!
    I was ill and hospitalized in 2008, and like you, I can count all the wonderful changes that came from that experience. No need to keep dwelling on a difficult time in the past...moving forward. I like your attitude and good luck with the Spanish.
    Mary Ann
    ps I didn't get the weight loss or the cute new clothes! darn!

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  4. I read it and I love it!
    I think I may sit down tonight with a tea and my journal and really check out her instructions.

    Trying to get around to visit the blogs I love is one of my resolutions :)

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