[Claudius]

Hey Sparky kat, good to hear from you. I don't know anything about kids so I have nothing there, but maybe someone else would have some insight. Yeah I'm getting up earlier and bed earlier lately too. Its kind of nice to be up a little earlier its peaceful very early and I love my coffee!

That sounds like an inspiring person, the speaker. I'm glad that people believe in him that he is changed his ways and so forth. My friend got a DUI and she is finally stopped drinking (although I think she's in danger of relapse) and she experiences the problem that some people don't believe her that she has quit. It has been quite a problem because basic trust between people is kind of necessary if they are going to work together.

Anyhow good to hear from you. I think its important to distinguish regret from guilt. Guilt is always a bad trip and it is really just beating yourself up I think rather than moving on moving on. Regret on the other hand can be positive or negative. If you regret something that you really feel you did bad then that is good! In fact it has the power to overcome the bad you did and transform it into the basic goodness of your heart. So that kind of regret you can be inspired and happy when you feel it because it is good. (Regretting something good that you did is the negative side of regret).

I don't think you did anything bad but we always wish that we could have done something or could do something to make someone's life better or happier. I think its good to be gentle to yourself. I once regretted not returning a letter my aunt wrote me when I was like twelve. She died and I wrote her back when I was 30!

Anyhow thats what I thought of and wondered if you had wished you had gotten your dad to talk to Lee. So I think its good if you wish something good just be careful not to get stuck on it and to let it go when you must.

Take care!