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The top five regrets of the dying : a life transformed by the dearly departing

Bronnie Ware (Author)
Searching for a job with heart, and despite having no formal qualifications or experience, Ware found herself working in palliative care. By applying the lessons of those nearing their death to her own life, she developed an understanding that it is possible for people, if they make the right choices, to die with peace of mind
Print Book, English, 2012
Hay House, London, 2012
x, 244 pages ; 22 cm
9781848509993, 9781401940652, 1848509995, 140194065X
778327476
From the tropics to the snow
An unexpected career path
Honesty and surrender
Regret 1: I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me
Products of our environment
Trappings
Regret 2: I wish I hadn't worked so hard
Purpose and intention
Simplicity
Regret 3: I wish I'd had the courage to express my feelings
No guilt
Gifts in disguise
Regret 4: I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends
True friends
Allow yourself
Regret 5: I wish I had let myself be happier
Happiness is now
A matter of perspective
Changing times
Darkness and dawn
No regrets
Smile and know
Originally published: London: Balboa, 2011