There is a lot of wisdom in learning from the experience of others and from those who have gone before us. Seeing others’ paths can have a powerful influence in how we choose our own and the direction we want to go. It is with this mind that I’d like to share with you the top 5 regrets that people who were dying shared with their caregiver Bronnie Ware. The list is difficult to read, but also eye opening. I pray it will help you in your journey through this earth as you strive for an abundant life.

  1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
  2. I wish I hadn’t worked so hard. 
  3. I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings. 
  4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.
  5. I wish that I had let myself be happier. 

On this note, I’m calling my friends! 

From the book This Outside Life by Laurie Kehler