Thinking About the Past

I logged onto Facebook this morning and as usual began to read the abundance of posts for this cause or that.  As usual I quickly skimmed them with my usual attitude of whatever, yeah, yeah, yeah attitude but then one of them caught my eye.

When you look back on your life: yesterday, a week ago, a year ago... Can you say, "I am proud of myself! I did what was right!" or have you done wrong things? Is there shame?
Only you can change your life. Make what you do everyday be good -- something you'd be proud to tell your child(ren). Have good values:)

 ---  Looking back on my life can I say I am proud?  Yes, I can and I am very sure of that answer.  I am proud of the OUTCOME of the events in my life.  I am not happy with many things I had to endure from early childhood on and I know that I am not happy with each decision I made throughout my life but at this point I can say that I have matured enough to realize that I would not be the person I am today without each and every one of them.  I am completely happy being married to my soul mate.  He is a man that accepts me for who I am and offers an enormous amount of patience with my baggage, attitude and every other idiosyncrasy that I have.  My children and I have come full circle in our relationships realizing that life is just too short to argue and hold onto grudges.  Time and events have shown me what a true friend really is about and my over all outlook on life has changed with me holding onto the moment a little longer so that each and every one counts for as much as it possibly can.   So, yes there are things that I have done, said and experienced that weren't the best but shame me about them you can't; for I will only smile and remind myself that God is the one in control.  And by the way: He loves us for who we are, faults, bad decisions and all!