Change Regret to Gratitude
by Michael Feeley
I wish I had studied French and piano more. I’m working on French. Speaking and understanding the language well at nearly any age is possible. The same is true for piano, but I choose not to study it now.
There is some regret in my wishes, yet when I hear someone speaking French, I don’t feel guilty or ashamed. I feel joy and wonder at the beauty of the language.
I also feel this when I hear piano masters such as Martha Argerich or Yuja Wang. No regrets or competition exist, but immense gratitude, glorious emotions, respect, wonder, and love.
Gratitude and respect are choices that alter our negative feelings and empower us into positivity. We can remove ourselves from the situation of regret and replace ourselves with other people we can like and love for their expert skills, art, and knowledge.
Try catching yourself when knocking yourself down with “I wish I had…” and shift those feelings of lacking into grace, inspiration, and celebrate what others create with gratitude, thanks, appreciation, liking, admiration, and respect when you have your own French and piano moments.
Thanks – Michael (he, him)
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(photo – Pianist Yuja Wang – LA Times)
