Shane's Robblox character is mind-blowingly over the top.
He bought the dragon wings, but most of the other stuff like the shirt, antlers, cat ears, and oh so many colors were free.
If only he never discovered Roblox and most of the terrible content it calls "games..."
That's the kind of regret that's fun to joke about. Shane's character is of over-the-top hysterical, oh-so-Shane, and appropriate for his age. He just wants to pack in as much awesome as he can! So what if it overlaps and layers on top of other awesomeness!?
I regret that the hot dog buns I bought from Costco started to mold in the pantry before I noticed. It happened too fast!
I regret that the hose nozzle in the barn leaks like a sieve. There was probably water in it that froze and cracked it even though the pump was shut off.
Both of those are the kind of regrets that are easier to learn and move on from. I didn't think about removing hose nozzles before this one cracked. Lesson learned. I knew bread could mold, so I should have refrigerated it sooner. Learning refreshed.
I regret that I Carrie and I still haven't tried out the Buffy game. I bought it to earn free shipping on Pandemic Legacy. We were going to play it one night and she fell asleep. I had multiple chances to put it away, but I left it out until a cat knocked the whole box over. I sorted everything mostly back out, but it's sat on the floor of my room for a while now.
It's annoying to step over and I'll deal with it one day. It's really not important in the scheme of things. It could burn in a fire and my life would go on.
Kinda like the puzzle I wanted to do with Shane. I got him to start and could never get him to come back to it. He only wanted to do it if the whole family did it at once and I never forced it. I wanted it to be a fun, shared activity not a coerced one.
....so I really should pick it up. I regret not doing that earlier, because I certainly don't feel like doing it now!
I regret that Shane has taken nearly a year off from TKD. I'd hoped he go all the way to black. I wanted it to be a long-term commitment, confidence builder. Plus, I really liked the instructors and how they operated. I was happy to support their business.
However, It was a long drive from Scottsville and then the pandemic hit. If Shane showed an inkling of passion I could have bought pads and done home training, but it hasn't been there. We still may go back one day.
I sometimes regret writing political or current event posts. The truth is: I believe we live in a fallen world. I don't believe there is ANY government that will successfully legislate righteousness. I can point out things I think are faults and mention how I'd want things done differently, but that's talk. The Bible says not to judge and Love in action is what the world needs.
I try to not fret over anything I don't have control over. Try is an important word there. I'm able to give a lot of it up to God, but sometimes I cling to a regret I should let go. That only leads to my loss of peace rather than any sort of change in the situation. It wasn't in my control to begin with!
I often think in terms of Past, Present, and Future Mike.
Allow me to use the barn as an example.
When Present Mike is working in the barn, he can see what Past Mike did. Present Mike may grumble if Past Mike overlooked anything, but the best thing to do is make a mental note and learn from Past Mike's mistakes.
Present Mike needs to do the best job he can. One, a job well done can be an act of worship and, two, Present Mike doesn't know what sort of situation Future Mike may be facing. If Present Mike is lazy and passes the buck, Future Mike may be in a situation he can't handle everything!
The past is passed and the future isn't promised, so the present is where we have to live.
Currently, Present Mike is writing this post, because he walked by the unassembled puzzle and cards one too many times as Past Mike. Instead of picking it up, he wrote and left the mess for Future Mike.
Go figure.
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