Guilt Trip!

I used to go on  vacation to an island  in which i discovered that a lot of people also visit  frequently, so I thought that I’ll share my experience and that of other people. Whether or not you travel a lot, you’ll find out that you have been on this trip before and you have visited, dined and wined with the high and mighty in this community.

I had really planned on taking a trip this time of  the year, and yet I found myself packing hurriedly. This trip was going to be unpleasant and i knew in advance that no real good would come out of it. I am talking about my annual “GUILT TRIP”.

I got tickets to fly there on WISH I HAD airlines. It was an extremely short flight. I got my baggage, which I could not check. I chose to carry 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 same town.
As I checked into the last resort hotel, I noticed that they would be hosting the year’s most important event, the annual pity party. I wasn’t going to miss that great social occasion. many of the town’s leading citizen would be there.

• First, there would be DONE F-FAMILY; Do you know, should have done, would have done and could have done. Then came the I had family. You probably know ole wish wish I had and his clan. Of course, the opportunities would be present, missed and lost.

• The biggest family would be the YESTERDAYS. There are far too many of them to count, but each one would have a very sad story to share.

• Then SHATTERED DREAMS would surely make an appearance and its their fault would regale us with stories (excuses) about how things have failed in his life. Each story would be 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 depressed. But as I thought about all of the stories of failures brought back from the past, it occurred to me that the reminder of this trip and subsequent pity parties could be canceled by ME! I started to truly realize that I did not have to be there. I didn’t have to depressed. One thing kept going through my mind, I can’t change yesterday, but I do have the power to make today a wonderful day. I can be happy joyous, fulfilled, encouraged, as well as encouraging.

Knowing this, I left the CITY OF REGRET immediately and left no forwarding address. Am I sorry for mistakes I’ve made in the past? Yes! But there is no physical way to undo them. So if you’re planning a trip back to city of regret, please cancel all your reservations now. Instead, take a trip to starting again. I liked it so much that  I have now taken up permanent residence there. My neighbors, the I FORGIVE MYSELFS and the NEW STARTS are very helpful. By the way, you don’t have to carry around heavy baggage because the load is lifted from your shoulders upon arrival. God bless you in finding it-its in your own heart-please look me up. I live on I CAN DO IT street.

-culled from “I DARE YOU” by Joyce Meyer

I have learnt and still learning not to make excuses for my inadequacies, I’ll rather make a decision to do or not to do whatever i get involved. if you make out an excuse for something there will be a lot of people to counter your excuse and say to you to you that “we were in the same position as you are today”. dont give an excuse to do drugs,indulge in pre-marital sex, remain in poverty, taking the challenge of an opportunity that could change your life, laziness, dragging your integrity in the mud, being the bottom of your class, ensure that you live without regrets, ensure that you owe no man nothing except love, ensure that you are optimistic and you conceive and work diligently towards your dreams, ensure that worry does not replace your faith.LEAVE THE THINGS YOU CAN’T CHANGE and ensure the same mistake does not repeat itself for example you cant change whatever happened in your past good or bad. live a happy life, one free of worry, regrets, anger and unrighteousness.

Cheers!