Gratitude

A lot of people I have known have regrets about their life.

They say that they wish they had:

• gone to school
• traveled the world
• entered/exited a relationship
• and many other things

When I hear these comments, it reminds me of something I heard many years ago called the [tag]rocking chair test[/tag].

The way it works is when you are trying to decide whether or not to do something ask this question: When I am old and grey sitting on my front porch in my rocking chair will I say “I wish I would have done it or I’m glad I did it”?

A lot of the [tag]regrets[/tag] that we have stem from of outside pressures (friends, relatives). We want to please others and think that will make us happy.

The sobriety chips that are given out at AA meetings have one statement that says it all “[tag]To thine own self be true[/tag]“. If we cannot act truthfully on our own feelings (wants and desires) then how can we be true to someone else?

So, the next time you are standing at a fork in the road, consider the rocking chair test.

Life is as good as I allow it to be.

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