ISSUE 103 MAY 2016
NO REGRETS AT IGNITE HEALTH & FITNESS OUR PASSION IS LIFE AND LIVING FOR THE MOMENT. Our Vision is to ignite the desire to improve the quality of life. In order to do that effectively it is important to take a moment and reflect on death. Sounds morbid, but being aware of death throughout your life can precipitate the healthiest attitude: one of perspective. Bonnie Ware was a hospice nurse in Australia for several years and cared for patients in the last few weeks of their lives. She then wrote a book which became an international best seller The Top Five Regrets of the Dying.
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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.” If one or a few of these have hit a cord for you, perhaps it is time to take some time out and ask yourself a few questions about what you really want in life and if you may be holding back your happiness in order to please others. It is important not to resist the urge to retaliate straight away, but to formulate some plans and strategies in order to make changes for the best. Taking control of your direction may be all you need to put a smile on www.mountiesignite.com.au your face and a spring in your step! facebook.com/mountiesignite instagram.com/ignite_healthandfitness
We have listed below the most common regrets and surprise, surprise: there was no mention of insufficient status; undelivered revenge; or sadness over not being the thinnest, prettiest, or most famous. 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,” Ware writes. “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 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.” 2. I wish I hadn’t worked so hard. “All of the men I nursed deeply regretted spending so much of their lives on the treadmill of a work existence.” 3. I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings. “Many people suppressed their feelings in order to keep peace with others. As a result, they settled for a mediocre existence and never became who they were truly capable of becoming. Many developed illnesses relating to the bitterness and resentment they carried as a result.” 4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends. “Often they would not truly realise 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.” 5. I wish that I had let myself be happier. “This is a surprisingly common one. Many did not realise until
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