How are you living today to minimise your end-of-life regrets? What do you most want to NOT regret at the end of your life, and how is that affecting your choices today? To not look back in regret? These past few weeks have seen me musing on common death bed regrets, and the implications of…
How to have more confidence
Have you seen the Sound of Music? Maria at one point is trying to motivate herself into feeling more confident by – of course – singing a song. I must dream of the things I am seeking. I am seeking the courage I lack… I have confidence in confidence alone! Besides, which you see, I…
The Importance of Being Present in a Digital Age
When was the last time you bumped into someone on the pavement because you were both walking along looking at your phones? The need to raise the importance of being present in a digital age is such a 21st century phenomenon. But it IS important because it is another oft-cited deathbed regret: I wish I…
I wish I had taken more chances.
I wish I had taken more chances. Do you every feel like that? How does it feel to imagine getting to the end of your life and looking back at lost opportunities – the ‘what if’s, the fizzled out dreams? Not a very cheery place to start this week, I know. Sorry. But this stuff…
The regret of losing touch with good friends
Are there people in your life, precious friends once upon a time, that you have lost touch with? Losing touch with good friends is on the list of death bed regrets, up there with living true to ourselves and not spending too much time at work. Think about someone who you might have fallen out…
What is the true cost of holding a grudge?
Your stomach is all chewed up. Tension across your shoulders. Headaches. Disturbed sleep, disjointed and disturbed dreams. Chronic irritability and an inability to concentrate. Not a pretty list is it? For me, these are just some of the physical symptoms that come with holding a grudge. Someone wounds you, there is an injustice. It hurts. You…
Do you leave work at work?
How easy do you find it to leave work at work? On our musings on end of life regrets, this one comes next. In these post pandemic days where WFH – Working from Home, or simply Working for many – is much more common, it can be harder than ever to differentiate between work and…
What will your end of life regrets be?
When you are approaching your own death, and assuming you have the option to, what will you most regret? Our household has faced a series of major events in a short few months. The death of a loved one after a short, difficult illness, an unexpected fall necessitating surgery, and the ending of a long…