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24 regrets of people dying.
What do people regret when they're dying?
I asked hospice nurses, the experts.
Here are the top 24 regrets people have when they are dying.
I wish I'd had the courage just to be myself.
I wish I'd spent more time with the people I love.
I wish I'd made spirituality more of a priority.
I wish I hadn't spent so much time working.
I wish I had discovered my purpose earlier.
I wish I had learned to express my feelings more.
I wish I hadn't spent so much time worrying about things that never happened.
I wish I had taken more risks.
I wish I had cared less about what other people thought.
I wish I'd realized earlier that happiness is a choice.
I wish I had loved more.
I wish I had taken better care of myself.
I wish I'd been a better spouse.
I wish I had paid less attention to other people's expectations.
I wish I had quit my job and found something I really enjoyed doing.
I wish I had stayed in touch with old friends.
I wish I had spoken my mind more.
I wish I hadn't spent so much time chasing the wrong things.
I wish I'd had more children.
I wish I'd touched more lives.
I wish I had thought about life's big questions earlier.
I wish I had traveled more.
I wish I had lived more in the moment.
I wish I had pursued more of my dreams.
These are the regrets of people who are out of time.
Some people think it's morbid to think about death.
I disagree.
It's healthy to think about death.
It puts things in perspective and reminds us what really matters.
The inevitability of death should inspire us to get busy living.