Most Common Deathbed Regrets

While dying isn't the happiest topic to talk about, it's going to happen to all of us.  When it's your time, it's your time.  Do you think you'll feel like you've lived the life you wanted or will you look back at your life and feel full of regret?  A woman named Bronnie Ware who once worked as a nurse has put out a list of the five most common regrets she encountered with people who were dying.

Topping the list was "I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me." Have you ever given into peer pressure? Gone into a career because it's what your family wanted? If you have, you're not alone. Ware says  this was the most common regret and she encourages people to "honor at least some of your dreams along the way."

Work is important but shouldn't be the focal point of your life.   Second on her list was "I wish I didn't work so hard." Ware claims she heard this refrain from every man in her care, adding they were sorry that  earning a living got in the way of life's true joys, like seeing their child grow up.  Ware rounds out her list with people who said, "I wish that I had let myself be happier." Too many people, she claims, are nothing but actors on a stage called life, putting on a veil of contentment, while covering up how they really feel.

Just some food for thought.   Take time to tell the people you love how much they meant to you! 

[Inspirationandchai.com]