Regret
Regret. A relatively small word with big implications that I've been pondering a lot the past several weeks. A series of miscommunications and misinterpretations in conversations with a friend left me with a severely wounded heart and a profound sense of regret. I found myself in the midst of a deep valley and I longed for the day I could look back from the other side and see things from a more intellectual, and less emotional, perspective. I tend to have big feelings, which isn't always a good thing, and it can take some time to work through them and find some sense of peace. The dictionary defines regret as "a feeling of sadness, repentance, or disappointment over something that has happened or been done." In the days and weeks after the shift in the friendship mentioned above, I would often lay in bed at night, trying to find sleep amongst the tears and the deep longing to go back and change things...to do things different and make better choices. Although forgiv