We are on a trip that we all wanted to take, however sometimes we take trips that we shouldn't. This is a trip that I do not want you to go on. I had not really planned on taking a trip this time of year, and yet, I found myself packing rather hurriedly. This trip was going to be unpleasant and I
knew in advance that no real good would come of it.
I'm talking about my annual Guilt Trip. I got tickets to fly there on Wish I Had airlines. It was an extremely long flight. I kept my baggage which, I could not check. I chose to carry it myself all the way. It was weighted down with a thousand memories of what might have been. No one greeted me as I entered the terminal to the Regret City
International Airport. I say international because people from all over the world come to this dismal town.
As I checked into the Last Resort Hotel, I noticed that they would be hosting the year's most important social event, the Annual Pity Party. I wasn't going to miss that great social occasion. Many of the town's leading citizens would be there. First, I met the three members of the Done family –
Should Have Done Would Have Done Could Have Done. Then, I met the I Had family – Old Wish, and his clan, Opportunities Not Seen In The Present, Opportunities Missed, and Opportunities Lost.
The biggest family there was the Yesterday's. There were far too many of them to count, but each one had a very sad story to share. Then, the Shattered Dreams family made their appearance, and It's Their Fault
family regaled us with stories and excuses about how things had failed in their lives. Each story was loudly applauded by Don't Blame Me and I Couldn't Help It.
Well, to make a long story short, I went to this depressing party, knowing that there would be no real benefit in doing so. And, as usual, I became very downcast. As I thought about all the stories of failures brought back from the past, it occurred
to me that all of this trip and the pity parties can be canceled by Me!
Knowing this, I left the City of Regret, immediately and left no forwarding address. Am I sorry for the mistakes I've made in the past? Yes! But there is no physical way to undo them. So, I urge you if you're planning a trip to the City of Regret, please cancel your reservation now.
Instead, take a trip to a place that I have discovered called Starting Over Again. I like it so much that I have now taken up permanent residence there. My neighbors – The I Forgive Myself's And the New Start Up's Are so very helpful. By the way, in Starting Over Again, you don't have to carry around heavy baggage, because the load is lifted from your shoulders upon arrival by God.
Now, I live on I Can Do It Street. God bless you in finding this new town; please look me up when you arrive.
