No Regrets

This one is for a friend. 3 friends actually. One who our over 2 hour on-line conversation tonight ended with me quoting this song, the 2nd who I did talk to on-line tonight, and the 3rd I haven't talked to in a while and i don't know when i will again.

No matter how many times you tell yourself "It is what it is" your not got to believe it if it ain't what it is. "No Regrets" is ridiculous. You will never learn from your mistakes or grow if you hide the fact that you ever made any. Ever meet anyone that thinks they have never made any mistakes in their life??? Ya, i thought so :) "To martyr yourself to caution Is not going to help at all Because there'll be no safety in numbers When the Right One walks out of the door" Yes, that was another Pink Floyd lyric. I just cant seem to get away from them these days.

Now this is not a blog about "Moving on". Its about pretending to have No Regrets, Ignoring the past at the cost of not fixing it, Accepting that every shitty thing that ever happens is what was meant to happen. Its about facing your demons, and not being afraid of the truth. That's not always a easy thing to do. It took me over 30 years to figure that one out and i still have trouble with it. Its not a bitch session either, just some things running through my mind after a long conversation. So when you read the song below don't focus on the song title. Focus on how he is able to get to the song title. That's the key. :)

Maybe the pic above isn't an appropriate one, considering the title of this blog. For those of you who are not fans of the Blue's its a picture of Robert Johnson. He only lived to be 27. Legend has it he sold his soul to the devil. You can click on his pic to go to the Wikipedia page about him.

RASCAL FLATTS
"I'm Moving On"

I've dealt with my ghosts and I've faced all my demons
Finally content with a past I regret
I've found you find strength in your moments of weakness
For once I'm at peace with myself
I've been burdened with blame, trapped in the past for too long
I'm movin' on

I've lived in this place and I know all the faces
Each one is different but they're always the same
They mean me no harm but it's time that I face it
They'll never allow me to change
But I never dreamed home would end up where I don't belong
I'm movin' on
I'm movin' on

At last I can see life has been patiently waiting for me
And I know there's no guarantees, but I'm not alone
There comes a time in everyone's life
When all you can see are the years passing by
And I have made up my mind that those days are gone

I sold what I could and packed what I couldn't
Stopped to fill up on my way out of town
I've loved like I should but lived like I shouldn't
I had to lose everything to find out
Maybe forgiveness will find me somewhere down this road

I'm movin' on
I'm movin' on
I'm movin' on