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	{cher} Girl Friday	in my life, i think there's a transition where regret over time turns into education and knowledge for the future.  i may have regretted things, but i refuse to dwell on those regrets.   Posted by {cher} on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 8:53 PM [Reply to this]

	MasterJerry	A person wihout regrets is either a liar or an idiot.   Posted by MasterJerry on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 9:13 PM [Reply to this]

	♥Simply Sofie♥	A very good blog, you should have no regrets about writing it. I have many regrets. I try to stop dwelling but sometimes I go back over them and think 'I regret, but wouldn't make the same mistake again'... (I'd probably make another one, but that's another regret - I try to learn each time, I think I do... I'd regret not doing, lol but true). I miss your blogs when they take a break, then when you come back onto the newsfeed with a blog it's always worthwhile so, don't regret not posting. You're worth the wait.   Posted by ♥Simply Sofie♥ on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 9:14 PM [Reply to this]

	~♥The girl you wish you had♥~ Bethany Harney	Totally agree----our past makes us who we are and our regrets help us learn and value what we have...   Posted by ~♥The girl you wish you had♥~ on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 9:43 PM [Reply to this]

	Michael	i totally agree with you my friend.   Posted by Michael on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 9:43 PM [Reply to this]

	Exceter Miles Dystopian Tyrant, Judicator, and Harbinger	It isn't so much as regretting the choices we made, whether it be to wrongfully sever friends or betray those that care... It is ensuring that those regrets do not consume us. I, too, live with the idea of "no regrets" but not in the same way as most people do. Most people will wrong another and not feel the remorse or regret for their actions. They live with the "act in the moment" attitude, without thought, and purely impulsive. When I decided to "Live life without hesitation, without fear, and without regret" it is because I have seen too often people who have missed an opportunity because they either took too long weighing the outcome, let thoughts of failure keep them from trying, or let an error or regret of the past hinder their progress. However, this does not mean I throw caution to the wind. It just means that I should use caution as a lifevest and return rope before diving into uncharted waters, but not as a dead-weight to keep me anchored on the boat. Regret, like ms. {cher} mentioned, is there to teach us a lesson. Impart on us the knowledge necessary to never make the same mistake or choice. However, to carry the regret in its entirety is like carrying an ever increasing satchel of bricks that press on your back each time you take on a regret. Instead, take that regret like a brick, introduce a pick or a hammer to it, and carry instead a fragment, a chunk, of that regret as a reminder and a lesson, of what it is that caused the regret in the first place, and keep it close in mind so that you can veer away from making the wrong choices and prevent yourself from adding more weight to the satchel of life. "Live life without hesitation, without fear, and without regret; because everything has a purpose, every action is a destiny, every outcome is what we make of it. You never know if tomorrow will come, so live each day as if it won't."   Posted by Exceter Miles on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 10:05 PM [Reply to this]

	~SweetMischief~	Master Liam wise words here in the last few pharagraphs people often want to live their lives without regrets but that means being a robot. There are so many regrets I know I have I cannot change them but I can learn from them. To me people who have no regrets at all are robots that cannot feel that do not care lol oh I am describing a sociopath. This is well written Master Liam. Blessed Be :) SM   Posted by ~SweetMischief~ on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 11:45 PM [Reply to this]

	Amy Elizabeth Who Mina Syn	i completely agree.   Posted by Amy Elizabeth Who on Thursday, October 15, 2009 - 4:05 PM [Reply to this]

	Spades	If you have led a life without a regret or two, you haven't LIVED, you haven't LEARNED - you have simply existed and have nothing to contribute.   Posted by Spades on Thursday, October 15, 2009 - 10:51 PM [Reply to this]

	Cynthia	Master Liam,  I was tought that we are suposed not regret the past but no t shut the door on it, its a dould edge sord.  i have 1 regret from the scean in dungeon hollywood days . letting a sertin person male named f---- who took are home into his hand and recked all of the good vibes and chemisty away from the home that we use to come to and play evey weekend . there was nothing like it after that. Liam i cant even tell you how much faun memories i have from then. i have let go of all my resentments in the past but that still sticks with me. i use all of my regrets in my work and in recovery so i used it in a possative way. love allways SIN,   Posted by Cynthia on Thursday, October 15, 2009 - 10:53 PM [Reply to this]

	☠ Gothkittyn ☠ ANDREA LICIOUSNESS	I concur completely Sir!   Posted by ☠ Gothkittyn ☠ on Thursday, October 15, 2009 - 10:54 PM [Reply to this]

	Sean Alessandro Cezanne	In my youth I thought I had no regrets, but now time has taught me and I must agree with you. I think regret has an inverse relationship to our experience/age, at some point we realize we are not going to live forever after all...   Posted by Sean on Friday, October 16, 2009 - 6:47 AM [Reply to this]

	Colin	Wise... "Accept life, and you must accept regret." Henri F. Amiel   Posted by Colin on Monday, October 19, 2009 - 10:07 PM [Reply to this]

	Leslie	I agree almost completely with you though then again when I listen to these songs and when listening their lyrics :  - My way (whether from Frank Sinatra or Sex Pistols) :  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIp_N6bjj64 - Non, je ne regrette rien from Edith Piaf... : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INCPS3mcRZw (with english translation on the side)  these songs contain some lifes-thruth too.  One must also learn to forgive one-self and accept the core-being of oneself. I am talking about the 'thing' that we call "personality". All Sientists (and me :lol:) agree 'personality' cannot be changed. Merely little adjustments in behavior can be achieved when the motivation of the person itself is high enough. Love is such a high motivator for adjustments in behavior... And many regrets also sterm from misunderstanding the (significant) other or from the (high) personal need to survive or cope with a given situation . In hetro-sexual relationships or even in any form of relationship like friendships: it should be (in my opinion) obliged  for both men and women before engaging in a love-relation (also friendships included) to have read a book like this one : Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus from John GRAY Having regrets is also a choice of how one wants to live... of who you priorities (I hope that ' to prioritize' is a verb in english). Whether your prioritize more The Self or more The Significant Other or even All Others. Anyway you win some battles & you lose some but indeed LOVE must stand strong and take priority at all times ... (that is my view). And all mistakes are forgivable and understandable. ALL!! Having too many regrets is dysfunctional: so maybe I am pleading rather for someone to have too little rather then too much regrets: becauses as you (Master Liam Lockran) have stated above : what comes around goes around... (again I hoop this is a correct translation from the Dutch : "Boontje komt om zijn loontje") I believe that all things are interconnected (as in Douglas Adams 'Dirk Gently' quite absurd though funny novel) and what you (have) do(ne) wrong was/is influenced by those who surrounded you and their mistakes/believes at that point in time. I do hope I make myself a bit understandable : one cannot and must not put the burden of blame merely on oneself. This must (according to me) only be done when a person wishes not to learn out off previous life-mistakes, these are the only real regrets someone can have. One must take care of one self maybe even more than one must take care of another person : this is a mistake I make so often: I put others before my own well-being... and I have learned my lesson the hard way: that it is the worst you can do for everyone! You cannot make anyone happy if you are not yourself full of joy with Oneself! I risk to be regarded (as always) as abiguous in these written lines, but héy I cannot help being a switch :lol: @Master Liam Lockran: feel free NOT to post my comment if you prefer ! greetingz Lezz   Posted by Leslie on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 3:17 PM [Reply to this]

	Master Liam Lockran Master Liam Lockran	Why wouldn't I allow this comment, it is exactly why I write any blog, is to stir, controversy and thought! Kudos to you!   Posted by Master Liam Lockran on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 3:30 PM [Reply to this]

	Leslie	I thought you might have found my post a bit too long or so ... .  *Whieee*  Thank you, I feel honoured!   Posted by Leslie on Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 5:00 PM [Reply to this]

	LADY MYSTIC Lady Mystic	AMEN--kisses   Posted by LADY MYSTIC on Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 9:05 PM [Reply to this]

	Bill Bill Quinn	Guilty as charged....and at the same time my back looks like swiss cheese from all the stab wounds. The truth is I am the one who controls what I say or do. The worst regrets I have are when I didn't speak up or when my actions cause pain. I have a hard time forgiving myself for some of the things I've done. AHHH memories. LOL   Posted by Bill on Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 9:06 PM [Reply to this]

	Master Liam Lockran Master Liam Lockran	"Out of all the things I've lost in life,  I miss my mind the most." ~Ozzy Osborne~   Posted by Master Liam Lockran on Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 9:22 PM [Reply to this]

	~Sir~ M	Thank you for writing this in the way that you did as this issue/statement has been in my life a few times. I am in agreement with you point of view. Cheers..   Posted by ~Sir~ M on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 11:35 PM [Reply to this]