Common Top 5 Regrets in Life

Eagley
By Eagley

Got this in an email yesterday. Pretty good advice - live life to the fullest. To thy ownself be true - always. And count your blessings and have no regrets. Many people don't appreciate what they have until they lose it.

No. 3 below is especially true - honesty is the best policy - either it raises the relationship to a whole new and healthier level OR it releases the unhealthy relationship from your life. Either way, you win.

I live out No. 1, 3 and 5, but still sorting out no. 2 and No. 4... ROFL! Oops!

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By Bronnie Ware
http://ezinearticles.com/?Top-Five-Regrets-of-the-Dying&id=3268063

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 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 have 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.

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. Women also spoke of this regret...

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. ...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.

4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends

5. I wish that I had let myself be happier

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.
Life is a choice. It is YOUR life.
Choose consciously, choose wisely, choose honestly.
Choose happiness.

By edifis• 10 Apr 2011 20:45
edifis

Your signature.

I thought it should be

To each his own.

By anonymous• 10 Apr 2011 14:25
anonymous

What H?

By anonymous• 9 Apr 2011 22:26
anonymous

The most diffcult phase of life is not when no 1 understands u. Its is when u don't understand urself :(

By edifis• 9 Apr 2011 20:48
edifis

JohnRMcD

Where is the h? You must have swallowed it?

By anonymous• 9 Apr 2011 17:35
anonymous

I regret taking that last shot of Vodka the other night ;) hahaha...

By MOonyGlOomy• 9 Apr 2011 17:18
MOonyGlOomy

Thanx alot for the post ,, it's really amazing one

By stallionjr• 9 Apr 2011 13:13
stallionjr

Very Nice Indeed !!

By edifis• 9 Apr 2011 10:39
edifis

For me 'no regrets'

By ranjithrajan1972• 9 Apr 2011 10:32
ranjithrajan1972

its really very nice, congrats

By anonymous• 9 Apr 2011 09:50
anonymous

its really true about the Life,Yes its my Life !

By anonymous• 9 Apr 2011 09:20
anonymous

Thank you for sharing

By britexpat• 9 Apr 2011 09:17
Rating: 4/5
britexpat

To be honest,

Regrets I've had a few

But then again too few to mention

I did what I had to do

And saw it through without exemption

I've loved my Cuban, I've laughed and cried

I've had my fill, my share of losing

And now as tears subside

I find it all so amusing

To think I did all that

And may I say not in a shy way

Oh no, oh no, not me

I did it my way

Thankyou!

By anonymous• 9 Apr 2011 09:13
anonymous

Pfft.. No regrets.

By ReninGeorge• 9 Apr 2011 09:12
ReninGeorge

Khattak....well said :)

By soniya• 9 Apr 2011 09:09
Rating: 5/5
soniya

Very good indeed...

By KHATTAK• 9 Apr 2011 09:02
KHATTAK

It seems that I'll regret for all of these when I would be dying.

By anonymous• 9 Apr 2011 08:52
anonymous

There are 2 tragedies in life :

1. being born

2. getting married

By chocoholic• 9 Apr 2011 08:41
chocoholic

3 and 1 have been my challenges.

Changing is hard work but it can be done. Even at my age lol

No regrets, I've learned a lot along the way.

"It's never too late to be who you might have been"

By [email protected]• 9 Apr 2011 08:23
vitzkelly30@yahoo.com

nice:-)

By ReninGeorge• 9 Apr 2011 08:10
ReninGeorge

So far so good :)

By anonymous• 9 Apr 2011 06:42
anonymous

great thoughts to start the morning with...but it takes a lot of courage to follow them in our lives.

By Mr M.• 9 Apr 2011 05:23
Rating: 3/5
Mr M.

TFS.

By nadinenana• 9 Apr 2011 04:40
nadinenana

:)...

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