We’ve been doing a lot of talking lately about death bed regrets. It all boils down to one question: how do you live life so that you don’t have a pillow full of regrets when your time on Earth is up? In this episode we share some important ideas about creating a life that is big on happiness and short on regret.
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Great timing…I just attended the memorial for a friend from college who was murdered last week as she was about to enter the school where she taught. It was very tragic, but one thing that struck me in the memorial was how she lived her life to the fullest…or as one person put it, “on high octane.” She loved adventure, she went jet skiing, she did all kinds of things with her friends and family. She locked her brother out once while he was being chased by bees. (I’m thinking that probably isn’t advisable, but it got a good laugh.) She was constantly smiling. It was not possible to be in a bad mood after seeing her huge smile. She was one of the nicest, friendliest people I knew…truly beautiful inside and out. One thing I found especially cool was that even the media had to admit that she was a woman of intense faith. It was so evident in her life that it couldn’t be separated from who she was. She will be missed, but I found her life very inspiring…and thankfully not weighed down with adultitis (can’t say the same for the misguided soul who decided to kill her). I wrote this about her after getting home: http://www.stevensauke.com/poems/jenny.html
The butterfly thing reminded me of one time I was in Mexico, and this huge green june bug (or some kind of beetle) decided to land on my knee. I was rather terrified (which amused my friends who were nearby). It just sat there for a while. I think it finally flew away.
What a great legacy to leave. We should all strive to have such great things said about us!
When my mom was in her final weeks she talked about the things she was going to miss by dying at 58. She loved her life and was very happy to have raised her family and follow her passion but talked of things she was sad not to do. And I think that’s a key difference; to live a life making memories with those you love and following your heart’s passion you may be saddened by things you might have wanted to do but you will not have that “pillow full of regrets” for a wasted life. It’s a super example that my mom set for me and by which I try to live.