One woman worked for many years in a hospice. Her duty - the relief of dying patients. Thus, she literally was with them the last days and hours. From my observations, she made up a rating of main regrets people approached the edge of life
The 5 most common regrets of the dying:
1. I regret that I didn't have the courage to live a life that is right for me, not the life expected of me by others.
This is the most common regret among men. When people realize that their life is almost over, they can look back and easily see which of their dreams were not realized. Most people hardly tried to fulfill even half of their dreams and had to die knowing that it was only by choice that they did or did not do. It is very important to try to implement at least some of your basic desires in life. From the moment when you lose your health, it is too late to do something. Health brings the freedom that very few realize, until they lose it.
2. I'm sorry I worked so hard.
The feeling was every male patient. They missed their youth and in their relationships. Some women also expressed this regret. But since most of them were of the older generation, they mostly did not earn money for the family. All of the men deeply regretted that he spent most of his life on the monotonous work for getting livelihood. By simplifying your lifestyle, you can reduce the requirements of the income that you think you need. Creating more space in your life, you become happier and more open to new possibilities.
3. I'm sorry that I didn't have the courage to Express your feelings.
Many people suppressed their feelings in order to maintain certain relationships with others. As a result, they accepted a mediocre existence and never became what they would like to see yourself. The emergence of many diseases was associated with experiencing feelings of bitterness and resentment. We can't control the reactions of others. Although initially people may react to changes you make in the relationship, is not desirable way for you, in the end it raises the relationship to a new healthier level. Best one way or another to eliminate unhealthy relationships from your life.
4. I'm sorry I haven't been in touch with their friends.
Often these people do not even realize all of the benefits of maintaining contact with their old friends until their deaths remained a few weeks, and have not always been able to find them. Many were so caught up in their own lives that allowed their friendship for many years to pass by them. There were many deep regrets about the fact that their friendship was not given much time and effort, which this friendship deserved. Everyone misses their friends when they die. Any person that leads an active lifestyle, tend to underestimate the value of friendships. But when you stand on the threshold of death, the material side of life lose their meaning. Of course, people want their financial Affairs were in the greatest possible order. But no money and no status to maintain ultimately its value. They want to bring some benefit to someone you love. But usually they are already too sick and tired to cope with this problem.
5. I'm sorry that I'm not allowed(a) to be more happy.
This kind of regret was surprisingly common. Many do not fully understand that their happiness is a matter of choice. They were subordinated to the habits and established ideas. They were in captivity ‘comfort’ traditional way of life. Because of fear of change they pretend to others and to ourselves that were satisfied with their lives.
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