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An Appalling Waste of Energy


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"I have made it a rule of my life
never to regret and never to look back.
Regret is an appalling waste of energy...
you can't build on it;
it's only good for wallowing in."
~Katherine Mansfield~
1888-1923, Writer

14 people "rote" comments:

Suecae Sounds said...

It is always such a fresh breeze to come by your blog. Nice quote too (even though I seem to be unable to live by its code) ;)

Amy said...

Very true. That is why I say "YOu only live Once.

Scrappy Girl said...

Absolutely.

Anonymous said...

You are so right...

Tina said...

that is so true :)

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mommakin said...

Your positive attitude is such an inspiration.

Unknown said...

I love that Mansfield quote...I try not to live with regret, but that's something I'm still working on. Daily. It's hard sometimes.

Unknown said...

I thought I was going to read a post about recycling and conservation.
Leave it to you to take it to another level. I'll be adding regret to my list of toxins that are killing the planet ;-}

Robin @ A Balanced Life said...

Thanks for the nice reminder that life is too short to waste away. I love the quote.

Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice said...

well if you plan on wallowing, it's not a complete waste LOL

Tracy said...

So true.

The pics are interesting in context with the quote.

KK said...

We all should live by that.

MaryRC said...

its hard to regret your life if you are happy with who you are today.

Jane In The Jungle said...

AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!