“Many did not realize 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 to their selves, that they were content. When deep within, they longed to laugh properly and have silliness in their life again.”
Good Morning Folks,
I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season with friends, colleagues and family. For those who continue to work straight through to support our clients - we extend a very heartfelt and appreciative thank you.
On my time-out last week I was catching up on reading from some of the social bookmarks I save for all of us (please follow me) on my Twitter feed to catch when/if we have time. You will always find a GREAT read among them “a Nurse reveals the top 5 regrets people make on their deathbed.”
She blogs “For many years I worked in palliative care. My patients were those who had gone home to die. Some incredibly special times were shared. I was with them for the last three to twelve weeks of their lives.”
“People grow a lot when they are faced with their own mortality. I learnt never to underestimate someone’s capacity for growth. Some changes were phenomenal. Each experienced a variety of emotions, as expected, denial, fear, anger, remorse, more denial and eventually acceptance. Every single patient found their peace before they departed though, every one of them. When questioned about any regrets they had or anything they would do differently, common themes surfaced again and again. Here are the most common five:
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 didn’t work 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 that I had let myself be happier.
You can read he details behind # 1-4 at the source article HERE.
With regard to #5, as your Chief Happiness Officer, I must say is a surprisingly common one.
The Nurse noted, “Many did not realize 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 to their selves, that they were content. When deep within, they longed to laugh properly and have silliness in their life again.”
“When you are on your deathbed, what others think of you is a long way from your mind. How wonderful to be able to let go and smile again, long before you are dying.”
As you make your new year’s resolutions, these 5 commitments would be a great place to start.
Always remember folks, life is a choice. It is YOUR life. Choose consciously, choose wisely, choose honestly. Choose happiness. Look in the mirror, because the only thing stopping from realizing your true human potential to be happy is you.
Thanks to everyone for their great efforts this year - we are blessed to have such dedicated and employees - look out 2015!!!
Have a GREAT DAY as I look forward to seeing all of you soon.
Mitchell D. Weiner
Chief Happiness Officer
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“You only live once-but if you work it right, once is enough.”
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