Saturday, December 31, 2011
moving on 2012.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
The Top 5 Regrets In Life By Those About To Die
1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me
This was the most common regret of all. When people realize that their life is almost over and look back clearly on it, it is easy to see how many dreams have gone unfulfilled. Most people have had not honored even a half of their dreams and had to die knowing that it was due to choices they had made, or not made.
It is very important to try and honor at least some of your dreams along the way.
From the moment that you lose your health, it is too late. Health brings a freedom very few realize, until they no longer have it.
2. I wish I didn’t work so hard - This came from every male patient that I nursed. They missed their children’s youth and their partner’s companionship.
Women also spoke of this regret. But as most were from an older generation, many of the female patients had not been breadwinners. All of the men I nursed deeply regretted spending so much of their lives on the treadmill of a work existence.
By simplifying your lifestyle and making conscious choices along the way, it is possible to not need the income that you think you do. And by creating more space in your life, you become happier and more open to new opportunities, ones more suited to your new lifestyle.
3. I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings - Many people suppressed their feelings in order to keep peace with others. Many developed illnesses relating to the bitterness and resentment they carried as a result.
As a result, they settled for a mediocre existence and never became who they were truly capable of becoming.
We cannot control the reactions of others. However, although people may initially react when you change the way you are by speaking honestly, in the end it raises the relationship to a whole new and healthier level. Either that or it releases the unhealthy relationship from your life. Either way, you win.
4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends - Often they would not truly realize the full benefits of old friends until their dying weeks and it was not always possible to track them down. Many had become so caught up in their own lives that they had let golden friendships slip by over the years. There were many deep regrets about not giving friendships the time and effort that they deserved. Everyone misses their friends when they are dying.
It is common for anyone in a busy lifestyle to let friendships slip. But when you are faced with your approaching death, the physical details of life fall away. People do want to get their financial affairs in order if possible. But it is not money or status that holds the true importance for them. They want to get things in order more for the benefit of those they love. Usually though, they are too ill and weary to ever manage this task. It is all comes down to love and relationships in the end. That is all that remains in the final weeks, love and relationships.
5. I wish that I had let myself be happier
This is a surprisingly common one.
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.
Life is a choice. It is YOUR life. Choose consciously, choose wisely, choose honestly. Choose happiness.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
upright
Monday, November 28, 2011
weird and strange feeling
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
attack of the chicken pox!
Monday, September 19, 2011
Updates from Berlin
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Life in Berlin
the city is beautiful
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
my official farewell to Melbourne
I hesitated for a moment and let these flashbacks run through my mind one last time,
Monday, June 27, 2011
not swallowed in the sea
Sunday, June 19, 2011
my life is brilliant
Thursday, June 9, 2011
crunch time!
a kind soul i will never ever forget
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
my final countdown in australia
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
friends which stay through thick and think, hot and COLD!
My three lovely best friends from KL came to visit me in this cold cold autumn/winter. They came just in time when I am at the bluest time of the season. Their presence have sent some comfort for me, it's like they brought some sunshine from KL to warm me here in Melbourne.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
dark days
Monday, April 11, 2011
living a life of lies
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
i feel good.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Thursday, March 31, 2011
no matter where i go
Sunday, March 20, 2011
me heart Malvern big time!
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
stop falsifying when it's worst enough
I feel your grief Japan
Being part of Asian, I feel sympathetic for the recent Quake and Tsunami disaster in Japan. Although Japan is know to be well-prepared for situations like this, still when it comes to mother nature's wrath, there is no escape.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Odd dreams.. opps..Sweet Dreams!
Monday, March 7, 2011
Pros vs Cons
Friday, March 4, 2011
Making use of what's left for me as life of a student in Australia.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Life as a nomad.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
The Law of Jante
The ten rules state:
- Don't think you're anything special.
- Don't think you're as much as us.
- Don't think you're wiser than us.
- Don't convince yourself that you're better than us.
- Don't think you know more than us.
- Don't think you are more than us.
- Don't think you are good at anything.
- Don't laugh at us.
- Don't think anyone cares about you.
- Don't think you can teach us anything.
An eleventh rule recognized in the novel is:
11. Don't think there's anything we don't know about you.
Cool huh?! Oh and this is not a joke, it really exist!
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
flowers...
Monday, February 21, 2011
a little fish in a big pond
Doesn't mean I'm lost
Doesn't mean I'll stop
Doesn't mean I'm across
Doesn't mean I'm hurt
Doesn't mean I didn't get what I deserved
No better and no worse
Friday, February 11, 2011
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
ZARA Europe vs ZARA KL
Sunday, February 6, 2011
The Encounter in Europe continues
The Radical Dreamer came back to live
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
blog on hold.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
welcome new year 2011
2010 has treated me very well, I hope 2011 will treat me even better.