Article August 8, 2011 Issue

At peace with the past

By Tim Myers

Why search the future and the past?
Why do ye look with tearful eyes
And seek far off for paradise?
Before your feet Life's pearl is cast.

–Charles H. Barlow, Christian Science Hymnal, No. 391

Unhappy with the past? Regretting a choice you’ve made? If you feel that way, it’s not unusual. These things can keep us awake at night and cause us to drag through our days. Life isn’t happy or fulfilling when regrets pile up. The real question is, “What can we do about it?”