Bonnie Ware worked for many years with people who were dying. Based on that work, she compiled a list of the top 5 regrets that people express at the end of their lives.
The most common regret is:
I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
As people looked back over their lives, with the clarity that comes from facing their own mortality, they saw that they had not lived out their dreams. And they understood that it was due to their own choices.
Many of us experience regrets throughout our lives -- not only at the end of our lives.
According to Kathy Caprino, one of the top five regrets expressed by mid-career professionals around the world is:
I wish I hadn’t listened to other people about what I should study and pursue.
That sounds remarkably like the top regret of people at the end of life. So it's not only people who are dying -- people who are NOT LIVING also experience the same type of regret.
I've experienced that feeling -- the sense that I'm living somebody else's life. A life that was created and planned by outside forces, by the Alien Overlords. As if I'm only a supporting actor in my own life.
Fortunately, we don't need to wait until the end of life to start living it!
Many people have experienced the phenomenon of Post Traumatic Growth (PTG) -- rather than being stuck in the trauma of particular events, they are propelled into personal growth and understandings that, significantly, mirror the top 5 regrets of the dying, only in a positive way.
So, rather than regretting that they lived the life that was expected of them, they have a new-found sense of meaning and purpose. They're able to focus on their own goals and dreams, rather than living out the dreams and goals of others.
And, again, fortunately, we don't need to wait until we experience traumatic events to experience this awakening.
We can harness the benefits of personal growth through building resilience in 4 areas of life -- physical, emotional, mental, and social. As we develop resilience in those 4 areas, we live out the learnings of PTG.
And we actually live longer!
So, where are you on your journey through life?
Are you living with regret?
Or are you manifesting resilience?
It's your choice.
What will you choose as you move into 2022?
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