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A few years ago, I came across an article about the top five regrets of the dying, based on observations by Australian hospice nurse Bronnie Ware. I emailed the article to my dad. He thanked me for sending it, told me how much he loved it. I didn\u2019t think anything of it\u2013my dad always seems to like my emails.<\/p>\n

It was only later that I found out that the article had really struck a chord with him, specifically item number two on Bonnie\u2019s list: \u201cI wish I didn\u2019t work so hard.\u201d It actually convinced him to retire. Something I never thought would happen until he was maybe 92!<\/p>\n

Well, it\u2019s been three years and my former workaholic dad absolutely loves retirement. I guess you never really know how God will use you to set a plan into motion, even if it\u2019s for someone else. An email, a kind word, a seemingly insignificant encounter. They can all lead to pretty big things.<\/p>\n

Read More: Look for Beauty Every Day<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the rest of Bronnie Ware\u2019s list, adapted from her book, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying\u2013A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing<\/em>. Which item most resonates with you?<\/p>\n

1) I wish I\u2019d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.<\/strong>
\nThis was the most common regret of all. When people realize that their life is almost over and look back clearly on it, it is easy to see how many dreams have gone unfulfilled. Most people had not honored even a half of their dreams and had to die knowing that it was due to choices they had made, or not made.<\/p>\n

It is very important to try and honor at least some of your dreams along the way. From the moment that you lose your health, it is too late. Health brings a freedom very few realize, until they no longer have it.<\/p>\n

2) I wish I didn\u2019t work so hard.<\/strong>
\nThis came from every male patient that I nursed. They missed their children\u2019s youth and their partner\u2019s companionship. Women also spoke of this regret. But as most were from an older generation, many of the female patients had not been breadwinners. All of the men I nursed deeply regretted spending so much of their lives on the treadmill of a work existence.<\/p>\n

By simplifying your lifestyle and making conscious choices along the way, it is possible to not need the income that you think you do. And by creating more space in your life, you become happier and more open to new opportunities, ones more suited to your new lifestyle.<\/p>\n

3) I wish I\u2019d had the courage to express my feelings.<\/strong>
\nMany people suppressed their feelings in order to keep peace with others. As a result, they settled for a mediocre existence and never became who they were truly capable of becoming. Many developed illnesses relating to the bitterness and resentment they carried as a result.<\/p>\n

We cannot control the reactions of others. However, although people may initially react when you change the way you are by speaking honestly, in the end it raises the relationship to a whole new and healthier level. Either that or it releases the unhealthy relationship from your life. Either way, you win.<\/p>\n

4) I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.<\/strong>
\nOften they would not truly realise the full benefits of old friends until their dying weeks and it was not always possible to track them down. Many had become so caught up in their own lives that they had let golden friendships slip by over the years. There were many deep regrets about not giving friendships the time and effort that they deserved. Everyone misses their friends when they are dying.<\/p>\n

It is common for anyone in a busy lifestyle to let friendships slip. But when you are faced with your approaching death, the physical details of life fall away. People do want to get their financial affairs in order if possible. But it is not money or status that holds the true importance for them. They want to get things in order more for the benefit of those they love. Usually though, they are too ill and weary to ever manage this task. It all comes down to love and relationships in the end. That is all that remains in the final weeks, love and relationships.<\/p>\n

5) I wish that I had let myself be happier.<\/strong>
\nThis is a surprisingly common one. Many did not realise until the end that happiness is a choice. They had stayed stuck in old patterns and habits. The so-called \u2018comfort\u2019 of familiarity overflowed into their emotions, as well as their physical lives. Fear of change had them pretending to others, and to their selves, that they were content. When deep within, they longed to laugh properly and have silliness in their life again.<\/p>\n

When you are on your deathbed, what others think of you is a long way from your mind. How wonderful to be able to let go and smile again, long before you are dying.<\/p>\n

Life is a choice. It is YOUR life. Choose consciously, choose wisely, choose honestly. Choose happiness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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