The Sand Trap of the Soul

Sister Joan Chittister writes about regret in the context of aging, though I think most of us can identify with this personification of Mr. R.:

Regret…comes upon us one day dressed up like wisdom, looking profound and serious, sensible and responsible. It prods us to begin to look back. It presses us to question everything we’ve ever done: I should have listened to my mother . . .; I should have stayed in school . . .; I should have waited to get married . . .; I should have majored in something else . . .; I should have changed jobs . . .; I should have spent more time…