~serendipity~: words to ponder~

Thursday, March 11, 2010

http://www.worldofclaire.com/page8.htm

“Don't fear failure

so much that

you refuse to try new things.

The saddest summary of a life

contains three descriptions:

could have,

might have,

and

should have.”

OmaLindasOldeBaggsandStuftShirts said...: My Daddy Jack (grandfather) used to say that good living people never had to face coulda, shoulda, woulda's when they went to sleep at night but the wrong doers toss n turn with um bitin' um all night long. Great post, thanks. (((hugs))) until next time; March 11, 2010 at 8:57 AM
Anonymous said...: Powerful words...no one wants to utter those as our last breath.; March 11, 2010 at 9:01 AM
Tammie Lee said...: wonderful wisdom to remember.
love the art too~; March 11, 2010 at 12:11 PM
Erika (for Arianna :) said...: That is so true, thanks for reminded me :); March 11, 2010 at 2:46 PM
Paul C said...: Yes, life is not meant to be lived in the passive tense.; March 11, 2010 at 3:30 PM
Val's Dragonfly Whimsy said...: Lovely words - great food for thought - my old boss used to say to his staff "stop with the could have should have would have" - so true!; March 11, 2010 at 4:05 PM
rose AKA Walk in the Woods - she/her said...: Sad indeed. I have someone in my life that I often refer to as "The Queen of (a slight variation of the above) Would've, Should've and Could've. I've learned oh so much from that relationship. :); March 11, 2010 at 7:08 PM
Anonymous said...: in my neck of the woods is "shoulda coulda woulda" but the same idea ; ); March 12, 2010 at 3:53 AM

Thursday, March 11, 2010