Oh, friends. By now, you know that my intention-eyes bigger than my follow-through-stomach. That is to say, I always mean to write you, and I often don’t, but I am thinking of you always. Well, not when I’m pooping or boinking.
I’ve been in Mexico for the last month, and, as I suspected might happen, once I arrived it seemed much more important to spend my time snuffling around here than ticking studiously through my to-do list. I‘ve been doing lots of research for advice, though, in the form of Having Experiences and Broadening My Horizons and Humiliating Myself Thoroughly And Regularly. And I’ve been drawing a lot, but don’t have too much to show for it because, porque dibujo mejor de lo que hablo Español, I’ve wound up giving most of them away.
That said, I have been working while I’m here: among other things, I’m putting together a book in the vein of this column. It’s more personal than I tend to get in these columns: I’m writing (and drawing) the stories behind the mishaps, misdeeds, haps, and deeds that led me to my current state of infinite wisdom. In the coming weeks, I’ll post an excerpt here, so keep an eye out, and let me know if you have thoughts about what you’d like to see in the bigger, closer, expanded format!
In the meantime, I am sending you sunlight, bright colors, and, below, my thoughts on regret.
And finally: what’s on your mind? As always, you can send me an anonymous question here.
Abrazos,
S
Dear Sofia,
How do I stop regretting my past? Even though I'm very content with my life now, I feel like I wasted 8 years of it by focusing 100% of my energy on school and my career. I wish I could get them back, as well as the friends I lost along the way.
Signed,
If She Could Turn Back Time
Thanks for reading!
bring us the book!!!!!
This is wonderfully explained. Our past selves tried to do their best for us in the future, they didnt had all the knowledge and wisdom we have know, even books and soups feel different. So we cant regret when something was done with their best intention for us. Lets be thankful we where on our past selves mind and take this new opportunity we have to make them proud