What are the ‘Top Five Regrets of the Dying’? (Part 4)
“The making of friends, who are real friends,
is the best token we have of a man’s success in life.”
– Edward Everett Hale –
“True friendship is at the core of any happy life.
If our family is our root system, our friends are our fellow branches. We’re all striving together, supporting
one another, providing shade and comfort.”
– Addie Johnson –
The fourth regret of the dying is, not surprisingly about one of the most important relationships in our life… friendship. Let’s take Key Steps this week to nurture these special relationships and the incredible people who support us, love us and add immense richness and value unconditionally.
#4 – I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends
Your “Key Steps” Coaching for the week ahead:
1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
2. I wish I didn’t work so hard.
3. I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings.
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. Everyone seems to miss their friends when they are dying.
Who are your real friends? Are you nurturing your relationship with them? I can count my real friends (not the facebook ones
) on my fingers. They are fierce friends who are prepared to tell me the ‘good’ stuff and the ‘bad’. They hold up the mirror so I can see myself more clearly. They nurture and support me when I need it most (even when I deserve it least). They are rare and precious gems that I am so blessed to have. I have stayed in touch with mine, have you stayed in touch with yours? What friendships do you need to spend more time nurturing? Who do you need to value and appreciate more? Make the call, book the dinner, arrange the coffee… Do it NOW and…
”be the difference that makes the difference“




