3-2-2018

Mary’s Minute

“Where there is great love, there are always wishes.” 
                                                               ~ Willa Cather

“If you don't learn from your mistakes, then they become regrets.”     

                                                               ~ John Cena

I pride myself in living my life without regrets, and I would like to think it is because I do my best to learn from my mistakes. This week I have been thinking about wishes versus regrets. I lost a very dear first cousin this week, and I have to admit that I have a lot of wishes.  Bill was a cousin and a great friend. He was so much fun to be around, and he loved adventure and serving others. “Where there is great love...”  I cannot live with regret that I did not get down to Georgia to see my cousin more often, but I can’t help but I have wishes. 

In our personal and professional lives, we must learn from our mistakes so that they do not become regrets. Living with wishes because we have great love in our hearts is a beautiful gift. Wishes turn the ordinary into extraordinary. Wishes keep us going when we feel discouraged. Regrets feel us with despair and hopelessness. When we look at our students, we cannot regret that we did not give them our very best, but we will always wish for more. 

When we have great love in our hearts (love for our families, love for our friends, love for our students, love for our community, love of nature) we will always have wishes.  I will always choose wishes over regrets. 

                                                  Have a great week!

                                                         Mary