to err is human...

We all have our moments of sheer stupidity,little events that we allow to take place, embracing them in the moment, only to later regret them.
This experience of regret or disappointment may erupt immediately or it may simmer for years before boiling over.
And then what?
How does one cope?
How do you cope?
Do you mull it all over?
Ignore it?
Wallow in self hate?
Or do you own up to it, whether to yourself or others, and move on?
I believe everything happens for a reason, but not so much that God or Satan is behind every action.
We are given the free will to make our decisions and create our own situations.
So, really, when you reflect on all of the not-so-great things you've done, realize that you did them for a reason.
Sure, it probably wasn't a great reason, but it happened.
And life still carries on.
So, friends, my advice to you is to make peace within and work towards moving on.
And don't live with this cloud of regret.
People waste time focusing on their regrets.
That's a heavy burden.
I'm done a lot of really stupid things in my time, and I've regretted some more than others.
But then I decided to just chalk it up to experience.
If your life were that of a D and D character, each moment like these could be an added experience point or plus 5 for experience, or something like that...
Whatever.
The point is this: don't carry your regrets too long.
Let it go.
And if you find it all keeps building up on you, stop doing stupid things.