How to live with no regrets

At the end of their life, what do people regret the most? Bronnie Ware had a unique window into the answer. She worked as a travel home health aide for a countless number of patients during their last days of life. If you want to read the stories, check out her book, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing. For now, here are the top five regrets:

 

  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 I had let myself be happier