Yes, those are his teeth. He's always smiling. And he's a living, breathing reminder everyday that the decisions I've made in my life led me to him. Which illustrates perfectly my theory about any kind of emotion that involves going back in the past and wondering what would have, could have, should have happened. Guilt, shame, anger, regret. These emotions are real, but at the same time they are not out of our control. They can be replaced with other more positive thoughts when a different perception is applied.

For instance, you could spend a great deal of mind space wondering how life would be different if something in the past did or didn't happen. The truth? It's over. Take what you can learn from it and move on. Does that sound cold-hearted?

Feel your feelings. It's important to give them room to move and express themselves, because they are in fact real. In the same token, if you ignore your feelings or surpress them, they don't magically go away. The only way to discard pent up negative emotions is to feel them.

So whatever you have going on right now, or whatever you continue to feel badly about, give yourself the opportunity to feel every part of who you really are. Even if it's not smiling and picture perfect.

When the negative feelings are felt and acknowledged, underneath all the surpressed stuff that you 'haven't had time to deal with' is an endless amount of positive energy that wants to move too. Have you ever cried so much that you started laughing? If you have, you know what I'm talking about. If you haven't then that's exactly what you need to do.

Get lost in a sea of pronoia and focus on what you have and what you really value in life. This choice is available for you to make everyday.