Robert Kennedy observed, “Tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom, not a guide by which to live.” What we focus on steers our life. If we choose the path of living in the darkness of regret that become the road we tread. If, on the other hand, we elect of glean lessons from our shortcomings we gain the mantle of wisdom. Further, as Richard Bach wrote, “What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the Master calls the butterfly.” Search for what we can become, reach outward but do not dwell what has happened in the past. Learn. Grow. Become.
"My life has been filled with terrible catastrophes, most of which never happened." - Mark Twain So much of your life has been invested in being fearful of what might happen, or what has occurred and how you would change it. In both instances it is wasted energy and time. Embrace the present.