Fight or flight - my decision

Fight or flight In life we are often faced with the tough decision – to stand our ground and fight for what we believe in, or hit the road and leave it all behind. If only the decision was as easy as the explanations thereof. I ran recently. I ran as fast as I could from things that had hurt me in the past and mistakes that had haunted me in the present time. And I thought I was doing the right thing – like most people usually do. When I returned I found that nothing had changed – except me. This just confirmed my believe that as much as we want other people to change, they won’t do it unless it is something they want to do. And sometimes they just won’t do it – end of story. So instead of fighting I let go of it all telling myself that I won’t waste time on things I cannot change. When it comes down to it, you are the only person that has to live with you. It is the voices in your head that you have to fall asleep with at night. It is your own regrets that keep you warm and your fears that stop you from reaching your full potential. I am done lurking in the shadows of ‘could have, would have and should have’ – regret is for those people who think they can change the past and I am not one of them.