No Regrets
Lou Ann and I have been watching the Hallmark Channel, Christmas in July, programming. There were two different movies with the same theme among the mix. In both cases, two workaholic women have tragic accidents that have them in a coma. They go to the other side and meet an angel who gives them an assignment to help another human. The new lady angels realize right after their death, that they have regrets about the way they lived their lives. They were driven and materially successful. They had few friends and mostly ignored their families. Then they got to see what was missing in their life.
Most of us do not get this opportunity. We don’t get to see our lifetime from an angel’s perspective. When we reach the end of our life, many of us will be able to look back and see how it went. Will we feel good about the journey? Author, Travis Bradberry lists five things that most of us will contemplate.
- We wish that we hadn’t made decisions on what other people think. Please take the time to make choices that empower and celebrate who you truly are! Your life will be so abundant if you do.
- They wished they hadn’t worked so hard. I think a lot of us, like the women in the above two movies, get trapped in this one. Please find space in your work week where you can feel the connection to the vital parts of your life! Do something you love everyday!
- They wish they had expressed their feelings. I have seen so many people in committed relationships swallow their feelings. It creates stress in their lives, leads to disease and damages the relationship. Find ways to get the training that will allow you to speak the truth to the people you love. We could create heaven on Earth!
- They wish they had stayed in touch with their friends. Let’s all take the time to reconnect with our dear friends. Call them, text them, Zoom them, Skype them. Better yet meet them and hug them if you can. Even if for a minute, let us share our love and lift each other up!
- They wish they had let themselves be happy. Happiness is a choice. It comes from within not from the outside. We have the personal power to create a happy life. Find things that fill up your heart and go do them!
Don’t wait until it is too late. Take the time now to put these five suggestions into action. Then perhaps most of us will have fewer regrets. We will look at our life and smile about the choices we made to make the world a better place. From my happy heart to yours, Thomas