Here Are 5 Things You May Regret At The End Of Your Life
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3/7 1. "I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me." This was the most common regret of all. When people realise that their life is almost over and look back clearly on it, it is easy to see how many dreams have gone unfulfilled.
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4/7 2. "I wish I didn’t work so hard." This came from every male patient that I nursed. They missed their children’s youth and their partner’s companionship.
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5/7 3. "I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings." Many 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.
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6/7 4. "I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends." Often 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.
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7/7 5. "I wish that I had let myself be happier." This 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 ‘comfort’ 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.
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You might think watching people die would depress a person. But instead it taught Bronnie Ware how to live.
Bronnie spent years as a palliative care nurse, helping patients be as comfortable as possible in the weeks before their deaths. When questioning her patients about any regrets they had or anything they would do differently, these were the 5 common themes that surfaced again and again...
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Source: http://bronnieware.com