If your glass is half empty, you should have tipped your waitress more!

If you could see the future, would your actions be different? There was a book by Bronnie Ware that listed the 5 most common regrets of the dying. They are:

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.”

5) “I wish I had let myself be happier.”

WOW! I bet there are too many people out there that are doomed to have these on their list in old age. I am blessed to have learned early on in life that money, climbing the corporate ladder, and doing things because "that is what you should do", was not that important to me. Money comes and goes. You should be wise with your money, but if you run out, you can always make more. Careers are important, but your kids don't know you as a VP or a "big shot", you are Dad.

So, how do you live without regrets? I have no idea. Hence why I have been trying to finish this post for well over a week now. The best answer that I have is to have fun. It is hard to have regrets when you are laughing, smiling, being silly, and spending time with those that you care about. I have never finished an evening, weekend, or vacation with the family, or even a sick day with Riley and said; "well that was a waste".

As Mark Twain put it:

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do.
So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."