Crossing the Rubicon

[jenny_grrl]

Sometimes I approach what I'd like to write here as though I were writing a sermon. I've really nothing to preach besides what I value... simplicity in life, finding my own happiness, searching out a way to bring other's a quality I think is far too fleeting online. This isn't a daily diatribe of the ins and outs of my life. I don't write my

Comments

[c_earnshaw]

If you put your hand out, you start catching the falling stars.

Much too often these days, I find myself failing to do this, as if I'm a spectator to my own life, someone forever on the outside, looking in. Now, that saddens me. Thank you for writing this, and for sharing it with us; it was a wonderful, thought-provoking way to begin my day. I find quite a bit of solace in your writing, which makes me even more glad to be able to call you "friend."

I hope you have a wonderful day, sweets. *HUG*

[jenny_grrl]

-grinning- Don't be sad, sweetheart, you have time... and that's what's important. It's important to catch yourself mid-stream and to reevaluate your position. You've done that, you're doing that... so start catching your falling stars. -smiling softly- I know there out there sprinkling down all over you, just like magic fairy dust. Look, I think I see a few upon your precious cheeks.

[jenny_grrl]

And it loves you! -grinning-

[jenny_grrl]

Read the sentence again - regret is the only symptom of lost opportunities

[jenny_grrl]

I didn't have the time to properly respond to this yesterday, so now that I have just a few minutes of breathing room, maybe I can clarify it more than what I've already said...

I agree with you and think it's a very interesting point to make on regret. I'll think on it a bit and maybe write something about my feelings on regret next week. However, I think you came away with the impression that I said, "Never have any regrets"... and while I do think you should live your life with as few regrets as possible, I think skipping through all the things that happen completely without remorse is implausible and irresponsible.

There are times when it's good to have regret... when we've done something wrong, we learn from it, like you've said. You can learn not to keep on missing the things you've missed by regretting the fact that you've been too blind to appreciate them. That is -important-. But if you wallow and waste away in regret you're still letting it pass you by. Something has to break the cycle.

[frankblack]

as my motto goes : "failure is not an option" and it really isn't in life. Your post should be mandatory reading for everyone.

*hugs*

[jenny_grrl]

-grinning- As always, my beautiful Roe. Love you sweetheart.

[maggieroofus]

I hate it when I see people actually apologize for not updating lately or much or whatever because they've been living their lives.

That always puzzles me for some reason. I find myself wondering why people are apologizing for living. Like they owe everyone on their FList a daily entry for their entertainment or something.

[fourohhfour]

i agree!

[jenny_grrl]

-smiling- You know, I've apologized my self... and there's something that I've just changed in myself within the last year or so. You can't go around feeling responsible to people for every little thing. If people get upset, and stupidly so, over things like your inability to write in your journal, or the fact that you can't friend them or have to unfriend them or ... whatever flavor LJ melodrama unfolds, then you have to let that not be a concern for you.

You really shouldn't apologize for living. You really shouldn't apologize for any of it... you should be out there recognizing all of your moments! It's like realizing your potential... you know? I couldn't agree with you more and although I've been guilty of it on occasion, I've learned the better moral in the end.