How to avoid uttering these three of the top five regrets at the end of your life [PODCAST]
Summary:
In this Episode you will hear the last three of the top five regrets that people who were in the last
stage of their life shared with an Austrailian nurse, Bronnie Ware. She published what they had to say in her book entitled “The Top Five Regrets of the Dying.” As you listen to the podcast above, you will hear the steps you can take to avoid uttering these similar regrets at the end of your life.
This list was shared by Susie Steiner in the UK Guardian – Feb. 2012. See the link below for the full article that she wrote.
Links:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/feb/01/top-five-regrets-of-the-dying
Here are the last three of the Top Five Regrets that were covered within this episode. The first two are mentioned in the previous podcast – CYBLN 002
#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.”
Fierce conversation means intense, strong, powerful, passionate, eager, and robust conversation. “Fierce” does not mean angry or hostile. It is an opportunity to be known, seen, and changed. Fierce conversation is one in which we come out from behind ourselves into the conversation and make it real. (Susan Scott is an executive educator who helps her clients around the world transform the culture of their organization)
#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.”
#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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July 5, 2013
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