tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352258244647772022.post1169767265198618369..comments2023-04-27T02:16:01.047-07:00Comments on Words Incorporated: RegretStephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02187854108656107958noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352258244647772022.post-56346030022400330782013-05-17T09:10:38.413-07:002013-05-17T09:10:38.413-07:00Yes, it is important to stand up to really problem...Yes, it is important to stand up to really problematic people, else they tend to gain momentum. I hardly ever feel regret when I do that. :) But the old adage of "pick your battles" is becoming clearer to me as I get older, too.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02187854108656107958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352258244647772022.post-65335118887796447502013-05-17T09:09:08.855-07:002013-05-17T09:09:08.855-07:00My poor mom is having the same problem in Arizona,...My poor mom is having the same problem in Arizona, Susan. It's really hard to be in a political minority. Especially when the majority is really loud about their opinions! Our neighborhood is politically very mixed, which is nice. You don't find that much anymore.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02187854108656107958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352258244647772022.post-67247716298756522822013-05-17T09:04:53.115-07:002013-05-17T09:04:53.115-07:00"I have long since effectively separated regr..."I have long since effectively separated regret from guilt ..." I am very intrigued by this. I can't imagine separating the two.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02187854108656107958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352258244647772022.post-71483283696521559642013-05-17T06:40:48.556-07:002013-05-17T06:40:48.556-07:00I think it is often a balancing issue. Sometimes ...I think it is often a balancing issue. Sometimes you see people doing things that are so corrosive or awful that you just have to say something, regardless of the consequences, but as I have gotten older I now try not to engage about things that do not matter.Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506141014376919585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352258244647772022.post-373342536669976302013-05-16T21:16:57.491-07:002013-05-16T21:16:57.491-07:00Regret teaches me that there are often no "do...Regret teaches me that there are often no "do overs" in life, so it's best to try to get it right... and do it kindly... the first time.<br /><br />I was about to get all high and mighty here and say, "Oh no, you mustn't go with that 'agree or shut up' kinda philosophy." Then I realized, in some instances, that is exactly what I do. Georgia is predominantly republican, and I learned a long time ago that it's a waste of breath to try to discuss anything political with most people here. It is assumed that everyone either believes the same thing... or is mentally and morally deficient. Best to just keep my mouth shut.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352258244647772022.post-63051365154411368212013-05-16T17:34:50.501-07:002013-05-16T17:34:50.501-07:00Suspicious of the regret-guilt-shame connection. I...Suspicious of the regret-guilt-shame connection. I have long since effectively separated regret from guilt and decided there are situations that require me to choose one or the other. I always choose regret. No shame in that.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352258244647772022.post-22594751135114206002013-05-16T15:19:37.460-07:002013-05-16T15:19:37.460-07:00I am paralyzed with happiness right now. One of my...I am paralyzed with happiness right now. One of my favorites of theirs.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02187854108656107958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352258244647772022.post-52338219927663562722013-05-16T15:18:09.585-07:002013-05-16T15:18:09.585-07:00Seriously!Seriously!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02187854108656107958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352258244647772022.post-10676464211636861122013-05-16T15:16:38.020-07:002013-05-16T15:16:38.020-07:00Are those the sheeple people? Who wanted everyone ...Are those the sheeple people? Who wanted everyone to wake up? :D (And don't forget the Kool-Aid!)<br /><br />"Exculpatory rather than explanatory." Ooh, I like that.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02187854108656107958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352258244647772022.post-35026792309374637452013-05-16T13:32:31.604-07:002013-05-16T13:32:31.604-07:00For you, babe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHG...For you, babe.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHGYkYBD0h4Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352258244647772022.post-20463940096537102022013-05-16T09:12:40.831-07:002013-05-16T09:12:40.831-07:00Makes as much sense as "Love means never havi...Makes as much sense as "Love means never having to say you're sorry." <br />Egggoddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10456247991882819613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352258244647772022.post-57128773215119156302013-05-16T08:18:18.257-07:002013-05-16T08:18:18.257-07:00I read the quote above and thought it was about no...I read the quote above and thought it was about not beating up your younger self for her stupid decisions without considering that you only KNOW they were stupid because you've had the benefit of seeing the awful consequences. That would be okay but the internets invest a passing comment with WISDOM, all of which seems designed to keep you from having to make any effort. Exculpatory rather than explanatory. Nearly all these memes are starting to hack me off. I hope they go the same way as the sheep people used to chuck at each other in PaleoFacebook. Thanks for laying out so clearly what I dimly felt.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14779551368986001352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352258244647772022.post-2838079002504260892013-05-16T07:26:16.215-07:002013-05-16T07:26:16.215-07:00"If you read the original quote and it makes ..."If you read the original quote and it makes you feel better, then you need to up your analysis game." HA! Too true.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02187854108656107958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352258244647772022.post-45533744406978613232013-05-16T07:05:50.297-07:002013-05-16T07:05:50.297-07:00I don't know if this sort of meme reflects cur...I don't know if this sort of meme reflects current society or if it's helping to shape it. Probably it's cyclical. What I do know is that it shows how individualism has permeated and broken our society. Because as you say, of COURSE we should feel shitty when we behave shittily. There's something to be said for forgiving ourselves for past mistakes, but that forgiveness shouldn't entirely cancel out the regret.<br /><br />Lastly, I dislike this quote for the same reason I dislike so many other memes; It lacks complexity. If you read the original quote and it makes you feel better, then you need to up your analysis game.Josh S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05259363937997331188noreply@blogger.com