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๐ŸŒˆ no regrets
Weekend prism prompts

๐ŸŒˆ no regrets

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May 23, 2025
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matchbox art piece by me (2002) inspired by mary oliverโ€™s poem The Summer Day

Lately, Iโ€™ve been thinking about that old Mark Twain quote that says โ€œWe regret the things we don't do more than the things we do.โ€ In midlife, itโ€™s felt particularly important for me to live my days to the fullest and to get every last drop of juiciness out of this โ€œone wild and precious lifeโ€ as Oliver says. Perhaps thatโ€™s what happens when we face our own mortality or when we go through any big life transitionsโ€ฆ (like the fact that my kid graduates from high school tomorrow!!!) So letโ€™s journal together this weekend on how we might live this gift of a life without regrets:

โœ๏ธ journaling prompts for contemplating regrets:

Open a fresh page and free-write on the following questions โ€” without judgement, without editing, and without worrying about any sort of audience for your writing:

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