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any of you reading this All of us have regrets, perhaps
will recall a song made for the opportunity not taken, for
famous by Frank the job not applied for, for the
Sinatra entitled 'My relationship that might have been
MWay'. One of the lines but wasn't, for the loss of a loved
in the song goes: 'regrets I've had a one who is not here to see how we
By MIKE KELLY few but then again too few to have developed and matured, for
mention'. The famous French singer what might be described as the
Edith Piaf sang another memorable stupid things that probably all of us
song entitled 'I regret nothing'. have done and now regret.
I doubt that any of you reading
this article can say, that over the 'IF ONLY'
course of your life, you regret Regrets are expressed through
“May I wish all nothing. Nicholas Hytner in his the phrase 'if only'. If only I had
reflection about regrets put it in
done this or that, if only I had
these terms; 'virtually all of my risked...whatever. The 'if only' can
of you a very regrets concern eyes across a work for or against us. The author

crowded room whose owners I have Katherine Mansfield was forthright
enjoyable and failed to make any contact with. in her view when she commented;
I can't believe I am alone in this'. 'regret is an appalling waste of
restful Christmas

and may 2017 be The Irish Kidney Association provides a FREE and confidential counselling
service for those on treatment, their families and carers, either through
their counsellor, based at Donor House, or through a nationally
a year of peace If, as a person on treatment, family member or carer, you feel it would
registered, locally-based counsellor network.
be of benefit to you to speak to a counsellor or if you would like a referral
for you all.” to a counsellor in your local area please contact Mike at Donor House.

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