Journal entry work

This was my second journal entry, and I believe it was my most powerful out of all of them. I wrote this in the peak of a writing frenzy, and finished it in about 10 minutes. My only regret about my journal entries are is that I didn't get to write more of them.


During this week I have seen and heard many different things, most of them upsetting, but they all have the ability to yield good results. Throughout life everyone has to live with their fair share of regrets, and disappointment. Would you alter the past though in order for those actions to disappear? I would love to give everyone the ability to get rid of one of their biggest regrets in their life, but who is to say that once they get rid of that regret, they wont make another regret of equal or greater value? Life has many lessons but does one really have to go through all of them? Does a girl have to get beaten by a boyfriend to know that it is something she should avoid? Does a person have to see their best friend die young to know that life is short? Does a child have to be molested by a family member to know that you can't fully trust anyone? I just wish that I could make the biggest problems in anyone’s life disappear, but yet let them keep the lessons from those things, so they never have to relive those issues. I can't change those things though, so the only thing we can do as people is to try and grow from those horrible moments, and not let those things govern your life.

In order to grow though you have to confront your problem instead of ignoring it, and keeping it inside. The longer you keep those issues inside, the more dangerous of a hateful cancer it becomes. First you hate the regret; then you hate yourself; then you hate everyone who "failed" to help you, or guide you though it; then eventually you start to hate everyone in sight. I know it is hard to tell someone about your regret, but it is better to tell someone, than just hurting yourself by keeping it inside of your head. Someone is always willing to help, let it be a family member, a friend, or a close person like a teacher, or a co-worker. Do not hurt yourself more by holding information, let yourself begin to heal.