I had really not planned to take a trip this year, yet I found myself packing anyway...and off I went. Dreading it, I was on another guilt trip. I booked my reservations on "I WISH I HAD" Airlines. I didn't check my baggage-everyone carries their own bags on this trip. I had to drag this baggage for what seemed like miles in the Regret City Airport. I could see that people from all over the world was there with me, limping along under the weight of the bags they had packed themselves.
I caught a cab to "LAST RESORT HOTEL", the driver for some reason was taking the whole trip backward, looking over his shoulder. There I found the ballroom where my event would be held: The "ANNUAL PITY PARTY". As I checked in, I saw that all my old colleagues were on the guestlist:
THE DONE FAMILY--WOULDA, COULDA, and SHOULDA.
BOTH OF THE OPPORTUNITIES--MISSED and LOST.
ALL THE YESTERDAYS--there were too many to count, but all would have had sad stories to share.
SHATTERED DREAMS and BROKEN PROMISES would be there too, along with their friends DON'T BLAME ME and COULDN'T HELP IT.
And of course, hours and hours of entertainment would be provided by that renowned storyteller "IT"S THEIR FAULT".
As I prepared to settle in for a really long night, I realized that one person had the power to send all those people home and break up the party: ME! All I had to do was return to the present and welcome the new day!
If you have found yourself getting on a flight to the "CITY OF REGRET", recognize that it's a trip you book yourself and you can cancel it at ANYTIME...without penalty or fee....but YOU are the only ONE that can.
