Wiggling Your Toes

​Regret. It can be a tough one. When things don't go the way we wish they had, perhaps we wish we had made some different choices. 
Yesterday, the day after Easter, I was wishing that maybe I hadn't had so much champagne to drink. We had had quite and Easter Egg hunt slash Happy Hour Party. Yes it was fun, but...I've been on a exercise kick of running and trying to lose some weight that has slowly crept on the last few  years. 
Instead of exercising, I sat on the couch with my coffee. 
Yes, that was nice, but a wave of melancholy stayed with me all day. 
I was using my tools, remembering I do have power. 
Even though I regret some past choices, I have the present. 
I filmed a couple of youtube videos for my websites. While I was speaking about how we linger in the past and future, I dragged my own sorry butt (in my mind) to the present. Oh yes! I do have power, I can own my it!
For some reason, I've always oscillated between owning my power and not, it is one of my struggles for sure.. 
Last year, I made some rash decisions, that now I often have to re-frame. 
Taking a deep breath, I remember, there is always a way out. 
When we've looked and looked and looked for a way out (outside of ourselves), the only way out is in.  To go inward and change, transform from within. It takes a leap of faith. Will it really work. I know from past experience that it does, but it takes some courage and willingness to let go of what we think we know. 
At the end of the day, after a shower, feeling clean and ready to sleep, I wiggled my toes and felt wonder. Isn't it amazing that I can wiggle my toes at will? Not everyone can. 
What story did I choose to remind myself of? 
Things work out, I am guided, I am taken care of. 
The fact that I can wiggle my toes is a blessing.