Regrets and mistakes...

So as most of you know I live a lot of my life through song and music. Lately, I've been really into Adele and more specifically "someone like you"... Some of the lyrics that have been resonating and haunting me... sitting on my shoulders all day... Leading me around while walking through the halls. I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited-- But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it.-- I had hoped you'd see my face and that you'd be reminded hat for me it isn't over....Don't forget me, I beg-- I remember you said,
"Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead"...We were born and raised-- In a summer haze--Bound by the surprise of our glory days...But the lines that just seem to sit on my heart are, Nothing compares--No worries or cares--Regrets and mistakes--They are memories made.--Who would have known how bittersweet this would taste?.... It literally right now feels like the lyrics are healing me. It's magic, truly. It is exactly why kids need to learn about music. Being able to express yourself in a way that isn't just "i feel sad" opens up the entire world to endless possibilities.

The other thing I totally love about this is the line "regrets and mistakes they are memories made". As many or most, I hope, of you know I don't actually believe in regret. I won't bother wasting my time on something I cannot change. All I can do is learn from it, remember not to make the same mistake twice and move forward. It truly is just a memory made in my mind. How can you not love an idea like that? This follows up with my post last night that not all teachers are who you expect them to be, but rather people in unexpected places. Adele has taught me that I'm not alone in my feelings on regret and that sometimes it lasts in love and sometimes it hurts instead... We have all survived something.... It's about picking yourself up and carrying on...