TBT 16 years ago I left the company I had started with a partner, then sold, then watched fail. Long story. I was on a trip to NYC to see about a new venture when I took a detour up into Vermont where I had worked as a counselor at a Quaker camp thirty years earlier. This is from a hike in that area, where I began to reconnect with my roots.
Back when it was 1970 (2025 - 1970 = ) 55 years ago Edwin Starr was rocking the song "War What is it Good For?" in the song answered, "ABSOLUTELY nothing" #redemption song
Cold war, #TradeWar #UkraineRussiaWar #israël is at war! ...Good for ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!
People. We don't have to be at war. There is a better way. For the Love of God and Neighbor Compromise & Sacrifice
#LovePeace
REDEMPTION (França) presenta nou àlbum: "The Hard Way" #Redemption #HeavyMetal #ThrashMetal #Abril2025 #França #NouÀlbum #Metall #Metal #MúsicaMetal #MetalMusic
A suicidal man hires a hustler to help him die—but their road trip becomes a fight for survival. "By My Own Hands" – coming June 10th on #Wattpad. #GrittyFiction #Redemption #LGBTQ #LiteraryFiction #Redemption #FoundFamily #MensMentalHealth #writing #writingcommunity
@writers
@writing
@mentalhealth
@creativearts
I’m watching Cory Booker on CSpan . He is supposed to break Storm Thurmond’s record at 7:19 ET. He’s been invoking John Lewis for at least 1/2 hour. My kind of politician.
#Senate #CoryBooker #PowerToThePeople #JohnLewis #mercy #Redemption #USA
"Both groups were surprised that they had so much in common. The condemned women were astonished that the nuns had chosen to live a life nearly as confined as their own, in rooms that they, too, called 'cells.'"
Lawrence Wright for The New Yorker: https://longreads.com/2025/03/13/the-nuns-trying-to-save-the-women-on-texass-death-row
"Remorse we can feel. Regret is what we live. But consequence is what lingers" - Futurist Jim Carroll
Let's talk about the science of regret.
I mean, why not?
It seems like a timely topic.
And I've most recently covered The Science of Stupidity and The Science of Mistakes.
So why not The Science of Regret?
I'm on a roll here. Buyers remorse and all that.
What should we know about regret? What should we understand about its nature, impact, and how our brains process it? After all, we might find ourselves around people (at this moment in time, in particular) who are deep in their emotions of regret, and are now thinking about the consequences.
First, what is the definition and nature of regret? I asked Google Notebook after pulling in a large number of articles and YouTube videos related to the science of regret.
"Regret is a negative emotion stemming from a disappointing life event, unchangeable choices, or things said that can't be taken back. It is a painful experience that includes blaming ourselves for a bad outcome.
Ok, that makes sense.
It went on:
- It's a complex emotion involving sorrow and responsibility for the consequences of one's actions.
- Regret is related to choice; it is felt when a wrong decision is made and one wishes they had decided differently.
- Feelings of regret show increased activity in the medial orbitofrontal cortex of the brain.
OK, since it might seem there is some regret unfolding around some areas of the world right now, faster than ever before, what can we understand about the emotions of those who are going through it? The answer is ... um ... interesting.
How Regret Differs From Other Emotions:
- Regret involves comparison and blame, differing from disappointment, which lacks the element of personal fault.
- While guilt is responsibility for specific wrongdoing and shame is a feeling of being flawed, regret combines elements of both, along with a desire to rectify harm.
...along with a desire to rectify harm... that sounds promising.
But wait. There's a lot more about the science of regret that might help you understand today's world.
**#Regret** **#Consequences** **#Psychology** **#Reflection** **#Remorse** **#Growth** **#Decisions** **#Emotions** **#Learning** **#Redemption**
Be honest, care for them and yourself, and don't worry if you're imperfect. That's how you turn questioning fascists into ex-fascists.
Love ya', poozers!
#usa #uspolitics #politics #fascism #socialsecurity #texashealthcrisis #ukraine #russia #economy #leftist #communist #love #redemption
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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce, 2012
Harold Fry embarks on an urgent quest. Determined to walk six hundred miles to the hospice, Harold believes that as long as he walks, Queenie will live. A novel of charm, humor, and profound insight into the thoughts and feelings we all bury deep within our hearts,
![“[A] gorgeously poignant novel of hope and transformation.”—O: The Oprah Magazine
“A cause for celebration . . . [Joyce] has a lovely sense of the possibilities of redemption. In this bravely unpretentious and unsentimental take, she’s cleared space where miracles are still possible.”—Ron Charles, The Washington Post
“The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry is not just a book about lost love. It is about all the wonderful everyday things Harold discovers through the mere process of putting one foot in front of the other.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times](https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/097/962/365/331/171/original/69d1f22873dee03f.png "“[A] gorgeously poignant novel of hope and transformation.”—O: The Oprah Magazine
“A cause for celebration . . . [Joyce] has a lovely sense of the possibilities of redemption. In this bravely unpretentious and unsentimental take, she’s cleared space where miracles are still possible.”—Ron Charles, The Washington Post
“The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry is not just a book about lost love. It is about all the wonderful everyday things Harold discovers through the mere process of putting one foot in front of the other.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times")
We cannot see ourselves as others do, which makes Liz Snyder's work all the more important. When the world defines #beauty only as physical, humanity withers. Hear Liz tell a story of #redemption and #InnerGrowth
Tom Medina : Un Voyage de Rédemption et d’Espoir
"Tom Medina" : voyage de rédemption dans la mystique Camargue. Un film de Tony Gatlif (2021) sur Tom, jeune en liberté surveillée, qui apprend le métier de gardian aux côtés d'Ulysse. Entre visions, chevaux et quête personnelle, un récit poétique sur la résilience et l'espoir. TomMedina #CinémaFrançais #Rédemption #CultureGitane #FilmCannes2021 #CamargueMagique #ArtDuRécit #Humanité Sorti en 2021, "Tom Medina" est un…
https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2025/01/26/tom-medina-un-voyage-de-redemption-et-despoir/
Study explores how culture shapes the stories we tell about adversity https://www.psypost.org/study-explores-how-culture-shapes-the-stories-we-tell-about-adversity/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #CulturalNorms #Adversity #Storytelling #Wellbeing #Redemption
In Which Marley Carries the Day
"Business? Mankind was my business!"
https://rustyring.blogspot.com/2019/12/in-which-marley-carries-day.html
#CharlesDickens, #Christmas, #clearseeing, #England, #hermitpractice, #redemption, #scarcitymodel
The power is restored!!!!
Talked with big burly tired guys in a line of trucks and they said they were splicing the line and they didn’t lie.
The house temperature is already up to 56°F (10°C)!!
And that feels too hot now! (My Norwegian heritage must have kicked in).
Bringing the electronics online. Streaming news on a tv!!
Now, I can run the robot vacuum cleaners and mops, and the dishwasher!
What a fun brush with death. 
#News #USA #Redemption is the freaking #Word that #GOP loves to say, when they do commit insidious crimes and posts.
But is only #redemption for them, for the rest is #Hate, hate hate.
#Happybirthday @JoannaVCassidy #JoannaCassidy #actress #TLes #StarTrek #Enterprise #bladerunner #whoframedrogerrabbit #thepackage #ghostsofmars #thegrudge2 #missionimpossible #theloveboat #fantasyisland #falconcrest #sixfeetunder #ncisnola #Leverage #Redemption #MyTrueFairytale #startrek57 @trekcore
Body Count | A big thank you to André Stitt (UK) for a great chat. In case you missed this Annotations dialogue, listen to it now at https://annotations.art or watch it at https://youtu.be/zYeuYraxrHo.
Body Count | A big thank you to André Stitt (UK) for a great chat. In case you missed this Annotations dialogue, listen to it now at https://annotations.art or watch it at https://youtu.be/zYeuYraxrHo.
