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An Appalling Waste of Energy

By Sherry Riter 14 Comments

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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

Filed Under: Lessons of Life, Motivation

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  1. Suecae Sounds says

    September 17, 2009 at 11:27 am

    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) 😉

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  2. Amy says

    September 17, 2009 at 1:25 pm

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

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  3. Scrappy Girl says

    September 17, 2009 at 2:25 pm

    Absolutely.

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  4. MelRoXx says

    September 17, 2009 at 2:27 pm

    You are so right…

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  5. Tina says

    September 17, 2009 at 2:39 pm

    that is so true 🙂

    Tina from
    Mummy Diaries
    Game FreakZ
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  6. Tammy Howard says

    September 17, 2009 at 4:06 pm

    Your positive attitude is such an inspiration.

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  7. Erin M. says

    September 17, 2009 at 5:33 pm

    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.

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  8. Teresha@Marlie and Me says

    September 17, 2009 at 6:06 pm

    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 ;-}

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  9. Robin @ A Balanced Life says

    September 17, 2009 at 10:35 pm

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

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  10. Orange Juice says

    September 17, 2009 at 11:00 pm

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

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  11. Tracy says

    September 17, 2009 at 11:33 pm

    So true.

    The pics are interesting in context with the quote.

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  12. KK says

    September 18, 2009 at 5:25 am

    We all should live by that.

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  13. MaryRC says

    September 18, 2009 at 2:44 pm

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

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  14. Jane In The Jungle says

    September 19, 2009 at 2:24 am

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

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