Regretting Regret: 3 things to avoid living life with purpose

We all receive 24 hours a day. Only 24. Let that sink in.

Now out of the 24 hours a day, which ones do you regret?

My hope, from this short message, is not to make you focus dauntingly on your gaps, but to bring an urgency of intentionality. From the time you wake up to the time your head hits your pillow, my hope is that you fulfilled your 24 hours with a feeling of accomplishment, rather than 'what ifs.'

It's not uncommon to meet a person living with a gap waiting to be filled. Maybe that person is you? It's also not uncommon to live with a void in your daily routine.

I too have been here.

I too will also admit that I have blanketed many goals with worry, excuses, and fear.

These three things will bring death to your inner being. They will break those goal-orientated pieces away from your purpose puzzle, leaving it unfinished. *Shutter* ...and empty.

Regret has officially settled in at this point.

We should be fearing the unaccomplished rather then what we can accomplish!

Don't allow those "what ifs" to haunt your daily routines.

Take heart and step forward.

Here are three things to avoid when living a life with purpose.

1. Worry

Worrying will only make your purposes whither.

Every day, every minute, every single second is a step into the unknown. With this being a fact, why worry, when taking a step into the unknown, over your desired purposes?

Turn your worries into work. The fruits of your labor will shine.

2. Excuses

We've all given one, let's be real.

Why do we give excuses? Well, because we want others, even ourselves, to excuse the fact that we did not put in an effort. Excuses are an overused reason to mask our inner regret of what we knew could have, and should have done. Don't fall into the trap of eluding your purposes and excusing your efforts. This will lead you no where, except down the path of regretting regret.

Stop with the excuses and just go!

3. Fear

Fear is scary.

Fear can overtake you in a matter of seconds, activating many emotional and physical reactions. I notice we avoid most of our purposes due to fear. It's the dreaded reality that we are stepping out of our comfort zones. Ask yourself this, which is worse to live with, fear or regret? My personal answer: regret. Not ever knowing what could have been accomplished is the biggest fear of all.

Conquer, stay steadfast, speak life into your goals. Overcome those fears!

{Reflection}

Imagine your life span as a puzzle.

Think about all the pieces that have been placed so far. As for your future, each piece is awaiting your choice.

Each of your actions is creating the grand picture.

Have you ever sat and put together a puzzle? We consistently place pieces in a spot, then to realize they don't belong. What do we do then? We simply put them back and naturally try it all over again, fully knowing that we will get to that desired picture by intentionally picking up another piece.

Relate this to your life.

Don't allow worry, excuses or fear to stop you from picking up that desired piece and snapping it into place. If it doesn't work out, put that piece back. You might sigh, you might cry, you might even laugh! Either way, pick yourself back up and try again.

Your purpose puzzle awaits!

{Encouragement}

From my heart to yours ~ your puzzle is beautiful no matter how many times you place or rearrange your pieces.

{Journal}

Q: What gaps are you regretting?

Q: What pieces need to be placed in order to make your goals happen?