{"id":84585,"date":"2025-05-01T11:09:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T16:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/?p=84585"},"modified":"2025-05-01T11:09:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T16:09:50","slug":"the-power-of-regret-more-april-reads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2025\/05\/01\/the-power-of-regret-more-april-reads\/","title":{"rendered":"The Power of Regret (&amp; More April Reads)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/April-Reads-Facebook.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/April-Reads-Facebook.png?resize=1024%2C662&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"April Reads\" class=\"wp-image-24591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/April-Reads-Facebook.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/April-Reads-Facebook.png?resize=600%2C388&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/April-Reads-Facebook.png?resize=300%2C194&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/April-Reads-Facebook.png?resize=768%2C497&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I finished reading seven books in the month of April, including Daniel Pink&#8217;s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3GC3wPi\">The Power of Regret<\/a><\/em>. Read on for my impressions of each title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-7-books-i-read-in-april\">7 Books I Read in April<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id84585_0371aa-a8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id84585_0371aa-a8 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id84585_0371aa-a8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id84585_0371aa-a8 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id84585_0371aa-a8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id84585_0371aa-a8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id84585_0371aa-a8 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column84585_aaeb94-31 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column84585_aaeb94-31 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column84585_aaeb94-31 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column84585_aaeb94-31 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column84585_aaeb94-31 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column84585_aaeb94-31 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column84585_aaeb94-31{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column84585_aaeb94-31 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column84585_aaeb94-31 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column84585_aaeb94-31\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Please-Sorry-Thanks.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Please-Sorry-Thanks.jpg?resize=290%2C445&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Please-Sorry-Thanks.jpg?w=290&amp;ssl=1 290w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Please-Sorry-Thanks.jpg?resize=196%2C300&amp;ssl=1 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column84585_6b53f4-f9 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column84585_6b53f4-f9 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column84585_6b53f4-f9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column84585_6b53f4-f9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column84585_6b53f4-f9 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column84585_6b53f4-f9 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column84585_6b53f4-f9{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column84585_6b53f4-f9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column84585_6b53f4-f9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column84585_6b53f4-f9\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-4-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1f28201ff2eb48963c38e25e62871dc0\" id=\"h-please-sorry-thanks-by-mark-batterson\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4lHJvXA\">Please, Sorry,Thanks<\/a> <\/em>by Mark Batterson<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I finished Mark Batterson&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4lHJvXA\">\u200bPlease Sorry Thanks\u200b<\/a> on our flight to Washington DC. I enjoyed the book, and it definitely contained some biblical principles and good insights, but I told my husband that reading it felt a little like browsing through an extensive collection of motivational posters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unattributed quotes (such as &#8220;You make a living by what you get; you make a life by what you give.&#8221;) were plentiful. It felt like there were two to three such clich\u00e9s on every page. So if you love that sort of thing, this book will be right up your alley. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seriously, though, Batterson argues convincingly that the words many a mother calls &#8220;magic&#8221; are far more powerful and transformative than most of us realize.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id84585_cd12c8-a7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id84585_cd12c8-a7 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id84585_cd12c8-a7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id84585_cd12c8-a7 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id84585_cd12c8-a7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id84585_cd12c8-a7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id84585_cd12c8-a7 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column84585_e28bfc-f2 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column84585_e28bfc-f2 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column84585_e28bfc-f2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column84585_e28bfc-f2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column84585_e28bfc-f2 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column84585_e28bfc-f2 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column84585_e28bfc-f2{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column84585_e28bfc-f2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column84585_e28bfc-f2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column84585_e28bfc-f2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Keep-Your-Kids-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Keep-Your-Kids-1.jpg?resize=300%2C463&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Keep-Your-Kids-1.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Keep-Your-Kids-1.jpg?resize=194%2C300&amp;ssl=1 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column84585_83a145-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column84585_83a145-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column84585_83a145-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column84585_83a145-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column84585_83a145-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column84585_83a145-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column84585_83a145-4c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column84585_83a145-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column84585_83a145-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column84585_83a145-4c\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-4-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-de43dd5c6ca1e43131eac190a2deffa2\" id=\"h-keep-your-kids-by-douglas-wilson\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4jyBP8b\">Keep Your Kids<\/a><\/em> by Douglas Wilson<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Another short but pointed book by Douglas Wilson, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4jyBP8b\">Keep Your Kids<\/a> offers encouragement to parents who long to for their kids to develop into men and women of faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While fully acknowledging the need for God&#8217;s grace (for both parents and children) Wilson debunks the &#8220;therapeutic sentimentalism&#8221; that has pervaded so much of modern-day parenting in favor of Biblical principles and an eternal perspective that aims to train children to live for the glory of God and to make a difference in this  world.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id84585_773441-0e > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id84585_773441-0e > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id84585_773441-0e > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id84585_773441-0e > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id84585_773441-0e > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id84585_773441-0e > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id84585_773441-0e alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column84585_d73e09-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column84585_d73e09-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column84585_d73e09-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column84585_d73e09-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column84585_d73e09-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column84585_d73e09-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column84585_d73e09-67{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column84585_d73e09-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column84585_d73e09-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column84585_d73e09-67\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Sweet-Child-of-Mine.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Sweet-Child-of-Mine.png?resize=275%2C343&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Coming Soon! Sweet Child of Mine: A Devotional Journal for Mothers\" class=\"wp-image-14813\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Sweet-Child-of-Mine.png?w=275&amp;ssl=1 275w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Sweet-Child-of-Mine.png?resize=241%2C300&amp;ssl=1 241w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Sweet-Child-of-Mine.png?resize=250%2C312&amp;ssl=1 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column84585_814675-d2 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column84585_814675-d2 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column84585_814675-d2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column84585_814675-d2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column84585_814675-d2 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column84585_814675-d2 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column84585_814675-d2{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column84585_814675-d2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column84585_814675-d2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column84585_814675-d2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-4-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9be02b6a88b41c2670f3e58c5ff293d6\" id=\"h-sweet-child-of-mine-by-jennifer-flanders\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3yCHyWa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Sweet Child of Mine<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by Jennifer Flanders<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I go through&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3yCHyWa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sweet Child of Mine<\/a>, my little devotional journal for moms, every year in April or May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I read the text of the book, look up the referenced verses, peruse my previous entries in the journal, and complete a few new pages in the weeks between Easter and Mother\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year was no exception. I&#8217;ve already finished re-reading the book cover-to-cover and will spend the next couple of weeks completing new pages. It&#8217;s a sweet reminder of how quickly my children grow up, and how important it is to savor each season before it&#8217;s gone for good.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id84585_9699e5-2b > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id84585_9699e5-2b > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id84585_9699e5-2b > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id84585_9699e5-2b > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id84585_9699e5-2b > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id84585_9699e5-2b > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id84585_9699e5-2b alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column84585_77a132-17 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column84585_77a132-17 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column84585_77a132-17 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column84585_77a132-17 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column84585_77a132-17 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column84585_77a132-17 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column84585_77a132-17{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column84585_77a132-17 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column84585_77a132-17 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column84585_77a132-17\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Power-of-Regret.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"346\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Power-of-Regret.jpg?resize=346%2C522&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Power-of-Regret.jpg?w=346&amp;ssl=1 346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Power-of-Regret.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column84585_0c1619-e2 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column84585_0c1619-e2 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column84585_0c1619-e2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column84585_0c1619-e2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column84585_0c1619-e2 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column84585_0c1619-e2 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column84585_0c1619-e2{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column84585_0c1619-e2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column84585_0c1619-e2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column84585_0c1619-e2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-4-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-35deb8994f22d1e5cbd3015b39195cd8\" id=\"h-the-power-of-regret-by-daniel-pink\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3GC3wPi\">The Power of Regret<\/a><\/em> by Daniel Pink<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When it comes to regret, some people seem to wallow in regret, paralyzed by their past mistakes. Others stubbornly refuse to feel remorse over any past actions, thereby missing an opportunity to improve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3GC3wPi\">The Power of Regret<\/a>, <\/em>Daniel Pink contrasts both of these unhealthy extremes with the more balanced practice of learning from our mistakes, adopting an &#8220;at least&#8221; instead of an &#8220;if only&#8221; mindset, and using our regrets to improve our future performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pink provides plenty of case studies. While I often disagree with the people he interviewed regarding what &#8220;moving forward&#8221; actually means, I did thoroughly enjoy reading the book.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id84585_10cc27-f4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id84585_10cc27-f4 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id84585_10cc27-f4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id84585_10cc27-f4 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id84585_10cc27-f4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id84585_10cc27-f4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id84585_10cc27-f4 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column84585_9f175a-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column84585_9f175a-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column84585_9f175a-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column84585_9f175a-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column84585_9f175a-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column84585_9f175a-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column84585_9f175a-55{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column84585_9f175a-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column84585_9f175a-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column84585_9f175a-55\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sudoku-Variations-Sudoku-Variations-Books-Paperback.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"312\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sudoku-Variations-Sudoku-Variations-Books-Paperback.jpg?resize=312%2C445&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sudoku-Variations-Sudoku-Variations-Books-Paperback.jpg?w=312&amp;ssl=1 312w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sudoku-Variations-Sudoku-Variations-Books-Paperback.jpg?resize=210%2C300&amp;ssl=1 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 312px) 100vw, 312px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column84585_e91e70-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column84585_e91e70-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column84585_e91e70-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column84585_e91e70-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column84585_e91e70-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column84585_e91e70-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column84585_e91e70-21{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column84585_e91e70-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column84585_e91e70-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column84585_e91e70-21\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-4-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ca6a84964937ea41f25aecb2f6861b17\" id=\"h-sudoku-variations-volume-4-by-djape\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4hWMlET\">Sudoku Variations Volume 4<\/a><\/em> by Djape<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve read that extremely difficult sudoku puzzles are supposedly good for staving off Alzheimers. If that is really true, this book has put me in good stead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It contains the most intricate and challenging puzzles I&#8217;ve encountered yet. I normally keep a book going at all times and try to complete at least one or two puzzles a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the first 30 puzzles in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4hWMlET\">Sudoku Variations Volume 4<\/a><\/em>, I was unable to finish any single puzzle in one sitting! The book contains 152 puzzles in all, though the majority combined as many as nine sudoku grids into a singular challenge.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id84585_333681-fc > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id84585_333681-fc > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id84585_333681-fc > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id84585_333681-fc > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id84585_333681-fc > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id84585_333681-fc > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id84585_333681-fc alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column84585_cd4bed-bc > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column84585_cd4bed-bc > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column84585_cd4bed-bc > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column84585_cd4bed-bc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column84585_cd4bed-bc > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column84585_cd4bed-bc > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column84585_cd4bed-bc{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column84585_cd4bed-bc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column84585_cd4bed-bc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column84585_cd4bed-bc\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Essiac-Tea-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"326\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Essiac-Tea-1.jpg?resize=326%2C521&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Essiac-Tea-1.jpg?w=326&amp;ssl=1 326w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Essiac-Tea-1.jpg?resize=188%2C300&amp;ssl=1 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column84585_a09258-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column84585_a09258-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column84585_a09258-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column84585_a09258-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column84585_a09258-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column84585_a09258-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column84585_a09258-e1{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column84585_a09258-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column84585_a09258-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column84585_a09258-e1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-4-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b38cb226f57e0dc15dd4a30463af647a\" id=\"h-the-essiac-story-by-larry-thomas\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/44oKoOB\">The Essiac Story<\/a> <\/em>by Larry Thomas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve been hearing a lot about Essiac tea ever since I was diagnosed with breast cancer shortly before Christmas last year. 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