A friend of mine had another of his close friends die the other day from a heart attack and it upset him. He said that the first thing he thought about after hearing of the death and getting over the shock of he news, was his own health and life, and he realized that he wanted to reduce the amount of things that were causing him stress.
We were out after planning our annual golf trip and the conversation had drifted to stress, life and staying healthy. While we talked a Magician worked the crowd, came over and used his charm as he performed his magic, we laughed and wondered at his performance.
The Magician left us and continued to work the room, and my friend then went on to say that the next thing he thought about was me, and so he gave me some heartfelt advice that I should not go back to work and that I should learn to relax and enjoy life. I had already made the decision to move in that direction, so it was easy to agree.
As we talked we watched the magic that was being performed at the other tables. Between the magic, the conversation and the friendship, we stayed, solved the problems we face and closed down the pub. Something I have not done in years, however being older and wiser, I had paced myself and put myself in the designated driver role so I was able to drive my friend home.
As I was driving home I realized that like taxes, death is part of living and I thought about how we deal with death. and wondered and thought about what it would be like to meet death from the perspective of the dying.
Some people believe that the Universe shows us things that we need to take care of and others are skeptical of the role of the universe (I am one).
I do know however, that our minds can only focus on one thing at a time. So when we are thinking about something in my case death and dying, then I know that I will notice things around me about that topic that I would not normally notice. So I was not surprised when today, I read an article that talked about the top five regrets of the dying. Although there are some who would say the Universe was talking to me I know I saw and acted on the article, because I was in the mind to pay attention to the story. Either way, I thought I would share the top five regrets of the dying:
I do know however, that our minds can only focus on one thing at a time. So when we are thinking about something in my case death and dying, then I know that I will notice things around me about that topic that I would not normally notice. So I was not surprised when today, I read an article that talked about the top five regrets of the dying. Although there are some who would say the Universe was talking to me I know I saw and acted on the article, because I was in the mind to pay attention to the story. Either way, I thought I would share the top five regrets of the dying:
1. I wish I 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 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
What is your greatest regret so far, and what will you do to change and put that regret behind you before you die?
Source for the top five regrets here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/feb/01/top-five-regrets-of-the-dying?INTCMP=SRCH
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