@PaNda Said
I feel too much guilt which literally cripples me mentally. I've made just about every mistake there is and the worst one is letting my son down. I wasn't a good mother and I think he resents me for it. If I could, I'd go back and change things.
I regret not getting my college degree. I always regret losing my temper and hurting people.
I regret smoking and drinking so much. I'll probably pay for it in the long run.
I regret that I didn't try harder to keep in touch with my friend who recently died of cancer. My heart is broken.
There are more regrets that I can't discuss here.
Regrets that lead to crippling guilt is a useless emotion as it will keep you imprisoned within yourself and your days will be filled with 'what if's?', 'I should haves?' 'Why didn't I?' which can never be changed or altered in any way.
No one can live with yesterday, today and tomorrow, it is impossible.
So try to leave yesterday behind and dust it off as it stays there not to be brought to today. Tomorrow you know nothing of, so leave that to tomorrow to take care of itself.
Today is all you really have! Trying to live with the past, present and future cannot be done, you have to let go of 2 at least so today you can focus on where you want to go from here and make the changes for today which you can decide and change.
Don't let the past chain you or you'll never see tomorrow for being blinded by yesterday which will only destroy you in the end.
I myself have felt guilt's and the suffocating chains of yesterday. Day by day I work hard to find the keys to unlock those old chains so I may be free to work on today for perhaps a better tomorrow.