When the end comes, what would come to your mind?

Thanks to Bronnie Ware, an Australian nurse who spent several years caring for patients in the last 12 weeks of their lives, we know that most people share 5 final thoughts:

1) Courage. It's understandable that we might have compromised some dreams along the way. The “sad” realization is the amount of compromises made. The most tragic realization to me is this: Health brings a freedom very few realise, until they no longer have it.

Being courageous and healthy is more fun!

2) Work to live. Men regret what work forced them to miss: kids, youth and relationships. The good news is this: you know today that you don’t need as much as you think you need.

Adjust your lifestyle to make room for more meaningful relationships.

3) Speak honestly. We all suppressed our feelings in order to keep peace with others. Unfortunately many times this turns into bitterness and resentment.

Honesty about how we feel drives away bad relationships and improves the best ones. 

4) Value your friends. Its no mystery that we are social animals. It’s too bad that we get caught in our own lives so much, that we forget to give the time and effort to those friendships we truly care about.

It all comes down to love and relationships. That’s all that matters at the end.

5) Laugh and have silliness in your life. We all get stuck in old habits and old patterns. And we are afraid of change.

We can choose how to live our life.

Let's choose happiness.

Let go and smile often.

Via swissmiss, via The Guardian, via inspiration and change