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I
had
not
really
planned
on
taking
a
trip
this
time
of
year,
and
yet
I
found
myself
packing
rather
hurriedly.
This
trip
was
going
to
be
unpleasant,
and
I
knew
in
advance
that
no
real
good
would
come
of
it.
I'm
talking
about
my
annual
"Guilt
Trip."
I
got
tickets
to
fly
there
on
Wish
I
Had
airlines.
It
was
an
extremely
short
flight.
I
got
my
baggage,
which
I
could
not
check.
I
chose
to
carry
it
myself
all
the
way.
It
was
weighted
down
with
a
thousand
memories
of
what
might
have
been.
No
one
greeted
me
as
I
entered
the
terminal
to
the
Regret
City
International
Airport.
I
say
international
because
people
from
all
over
the
world
come
to
this
dismal
town.
As
I
checked
into
the
Last
Resort
Hotel,
I
noticed
that
they
would
be
hosting
the
year's
most
important
event,
the
Annual
Pity
Party.
I
wasn't
going
to
miss
that
great
social
occasion.
Many
of
the
town's
leading
citizens
would
be
there.
First,
there
would
be
the
Done
family,
you
know,
Should
Have,
Would
Have
and
Could
Have.
Then
came
the
I
Had
family.
You
probably
know
ol'
Wish
and
his
clan.
Of
course,
the
Opportunities
would
be
present,
Missed
and
Lost.
The
biggest
family
would
be
the
Yesterday's.
There
are
far
too
many
of
them
to
count,
but
each
one
would
have
a
very
sad
story
to
share.
Then
Shattered
Dreams
would
surely
make
an
appearance.
And
It's
Their
Fault
would
regale
us
with
stories
(excuses)
about
how
things
had
failed
in
his
life,
and
each
story
would
be
loudly
applauded
by
Don't
Blame
Me
and
I
Couldn't
Help
It.
Well,
to
make
a
long
story
short,
I
went
to
this
depressing
party
knowing
that
there
would
be
no
real
benefit
in
doing
so.
And,
as
usual,
I
became
very
depressed.
But
as
I
thought
about
all
of
the
stories
of
failures
brought
back
from
the
past,
it
occurred
to
me
that
all
of
this
trip
and
subsequent
"pity
party"
could
be
cancelled
by
ME!
I
started
to
truly
realize
that
I
did
not
have
to
be
there.
didn't
have
to
be
depressed.
One
thing
kept
going
through
my
mind,
I
CAN'T
CHANGE
YESTERDAY,
BUT
I
DO
HAVE
THE
POWER
TO
MAKE
TODAY
A
WONDERFUL
DAY.
I
can
be
happy,
joyous,
fulfilled,
encouraged,
as
well
as
encouraging.
Knowing
this,
I
left
the
City
of
Regret
immediately
and
left
no
forwarding
address.
Am
I
sorry
for
mistakes
I've
made
in
the
past?
YES!
But
there
is
no
physical
way
to
undo
them.
So,
if
you're
planning
a
trip
back
to
the
City
of
Regret,
please
cancel
all
your
reservations
now.
Instead,
take
a
trip
to
a
place
called,
Starting
Again.
I
liked
it
so
much
that
I
have
now
taken
up
permanent
residence
there.
My
neighbors,
the
I
Forgive
Myselfs
and
the
New
Starts
are
so
very
helpful.
By
the
way,
you
don't
have
to
carry
around
heavy
baggage
because
the
load
is
lifted
from
your
shoulders
upon
arrival.
God
bless
you
in
finding
this
great
town.
If
you
can
find
it,
it's
in
your
own
heart.
Please
look
me
up.
I
live
on
I
Can
Do
It
street.
by:
Larry
Harp
http://www.inspirationalstories.com
Submitted
by
Elizabeth
Glover
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