No regrets. It’s a popular phrase.
People get it tattooed on their body and hang it on their walls, but the longer I’ve lived, the more I hold that phrase with suspicion. Is it humanly possible to live without a single regret? Can we really make choices that are harmful, and at times, downright bad decisions, and not regret them? That’s what’s been rolling around in my mind for a few weeks. Personally, I have regrets and some of them are a very big deal. Regrets that have altered the trajectory of my life. As much as I would like to proclaim that I have no regrets, it’s simply not been my experience.
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I grew up in the church since my earliest memory and I love the church. I appreciate the desire for wholeness, the focus on getting unhealthy patterns and mindset under control and living a life of service to God and others. Yet, there is one aspect that I see as a major set-back when it comes to dealing with mental health. Too often, it’s over-spiritualized (it’s a real word, I checked), leaving people with a stronger sense of guilt, self-doubt and isolation.
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