“Footfalls Echo In The Memory”: How To Think About And Deal With REGRET

Footfalls echo in the memory

Down the passage which we did not take

Toward the door we never opened

Into the rose-garden.

This is an excerpt from the first poem of TS Eliot’s masterpiece, “Four Quartets”. 

It is, in my opinion, the most memorable part of “Burnt Norton”.

In this episode, we’re going to meditate on the theme that Eliot presents: Regret. 

Be sure to listen to my prior episode about remorse. 

What is the one thing you regret most? 

If you care to divulge, send me an email at [e-mail] or comment below. 

Be sure to visit my sister project, @finneranswake on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. I think you’ll really enjoy it; Finneran’s Wake is where I have deep, probing, provocative conversations with a multitude of extraordinary people from all walks of life. 

-Daniel

What is Pneuma by Daniel Finneran?

Mindfulness for the Thinking Mind.

A soothing, soporific voice with which to calm and center yourself.

Episodes on themes as diverse as walking, sleeping, stretching, anxiety, worldly possessions, positive affirmations, lunch hours, and morning commutes. Meditations and sleep stories for every occasion at any stage of life.

From Shakespeare to the Stoics, Coleridge to the Platonists, the Buddha to the Transcendentalists, we'll borrow our wisdom from the best who have ever thought, and strengthen our minds with their collective genius.

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