This is the final part of the series ‘Top Five Regrets of the Dying’. I hope you have gained as much value from them as I have. Are you able to identify the regrets you want to make sure you never have? Let’s take Key Steps to ensure we never have to say…
#5 – I wish that I had let myself be happier
This is a surprisingly common one. Many people did not realise (until the end) that happiness is a choice. They had stayed stuck in old patterns and habits. The so-called ‘comfort’ of familiarity overflowed into their emotions, as well as their physical lives. Fear of change had them pretending to others, and themself, that they were content. When deep within, they longed to laugh properly and have silliness and fun in their life again.
When last did you play, laugh, do something ‘silly’ or just have fun? I hope it was recently! And how often do you do it? Often enough? If yes… well done, you are definitely in the minority. If not, start today. Allow yourself to enjoy some simple pleasures again… run in the rain, have a pillow fight, play a board game, play putt putt, take a dance class, make silly faces… make it a habit to be happy and…
