Contentment Above Regret

I've been thinking about regrets. Not regrets I currently hold. But future regrets I live my life attempting to predict and avoid—to control. And about the power those predictions hold over my day-to-day contentment and well-being.

Regrets, whether incurred through my own shortcomings or placed upon me by another's, bring feelings of pain and heartbreak and disappointment—in myself or in a specific situation. They are reminders I've made inferior choices. Reminders of my lack of control.

Not fabulous feelings to experience . . . so regret is something I attempt to avoid.