There are no do overs and some things just aren't going to happen. It is a little sad but you just have to embrace what is

Feelings follow actions. If I'm feeling low, I deliberately act cheery, and I find myself actually feeling happier. If I'm feeling angry at someone, I do something thoughtful for her and my feelings toward her soften. This strategy is uncannily effective.

Negative emotions like loneliness, envy, and guilt have an important role to play in a happy life; they’re big, flashing signs that something needs to change.

... one flaw throws the loveliness of [everything else] into focus. I remember reading that Shakers deliberately introduced a mistake into the things they made, to show that man shouldn't aspire to the perfection of God. Flawed can be more perfect than perfection.

Working is one of the most dangerous forms of procrastination.

He is my fate. He's my soul mate. He pervades my whole existence. So, of course, I often ignore him.

The more I examine the issue of clutter, the more effort I put into combating it, because it really does act as a weight.