Deciding to change for the better
5 Regrets self-reflection exercise
Consider the following questions. They may reveal things from your heart that you need to hear in order to start moving away from any potential of regrets.
- Regret 1 – “I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life other people expected of me.”
- How are you living according to your own heart? How are you not?
- What is one small step you could take today toward that?
- What is your greatest fear in doing so?
- Regret 2 – “I wish I hadn’t worked so hard.”
- In what way do you work too hard?
- Is there space left for other parts of yourself?
- What is one small step you can take today toward creating some space?
- What is your greatest fear in doing so?
- Regret 3 – “I wish I’d had the courage to express myself.”
- How do you hold your full expression back?
- How would it feel to be free of that restraint?
- What is one small step you can take today toward that?
- What is your greatest fear in doing so?
- Regret 4 – “I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.”
- Who is a friend you miss or have unresolved issues with?
- What do/did you love most about that friend?
- What is one small step you could take today toward changing that?
- What is your greatest fear in doing so?
- Regret 5 – “I wish I had let myself be happier.”
- How do you hold your full happiness back?
- What can you focus on that will improve your joy?
- What is one small action you can take to support a happier direction?
- What is your greatest fear in doing so?