Gratefulness = No Regrets

I always tend to think about gratitude around the holidays and this year is no different. However, a new insight bubbled up this week...

My intention is to live a life with no regrets, and the best way I've found to do that is to stay in gratitude. Now... it's easy to feel grateful when life is going as planned or when life's dramas are kept to a minimum. But when I can feel grateful for the experiences that are most unpleasant by choosing to see valuable lessons for me in all that happens, there is no room for regret.

So, what I've realized is that living a life with no regrets is NOT about obsessing to make sure I make all the "right" choices in every situation; it's about honestly doing MY best and using ALL of my life -- the pleasant and the unpleasant -- as an invitation to grow, learn more about myself, and live more fully authentic.

"Always Do Your Best. Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret." -- Miguel Angel Ruiz