5 Regrets of The Dying

1. Of The Dying
by Bronnie Ware

2. PALLIATIVE CARE:
Relieving or soothing the symptoms of a disease/
disorder without effecting a cure

3. DENIAL, FEAR, ANGER, REMORSE, more DENIAL
and eventually ACCEPTANCE.

4. I wish I had
the
courage
to live a life
true to
myself,
not the life
others
expected
of me.
-

Bronnie Ware

5. 1
st

Regret
HOW MANY
UNFULFILLED
DREAMS ?
HONOUR AT
LEAST SOME
OF YOUR
DREAMS
ALONG THE
WAY

6. I wish
I didn’t
work
so
hard.
-

Bronnie Ware

8. 2nd Regret
MISSED THE
CHILDREN’S
YOUTH &
PARTNER
COMPANIONSHIP
SIMPLIFY YOUR LIFE CREATE MORE SPACES IN YOUR LIFE

10. I wish
I had the
courage
to
express
my
feelings.
-

Bronnie Ware

11. 3
rd

Regret
SUPRESSED FEELINGS MEDIOCRE EXISTENCE DEVELOPED
ILLNESSES AS A
RESULT
Cannot control the reactions of others Change the way you
are speaking honestly
Raises the relationship
to a whole new and
healthier level

12. I wish
I had
stayed
in touch
with
my
friends.
-

Bronnie Ware

14. 4th Regret IMPOSSIBLE TO
TRACK DOWN OLD
FRIENDS
MISSES THEIR FRIEND
& LOVE ONE WHEN
THEY ARE DYING
LOVE AND
RELATIONSHIP IS
IMPORTANT IN THE
FINAL WEEKS

15. I wish that
I had let
myself
be
happier.
-

Bronnie Ware

17. 5TH Regret
REALIZING THAT
HAPPINESS IS A
CHOICE STUCK IN “comfort”: OLD PATERNS & HABITS FEAR OF CHANGE
ON YOUR DEATHBED, WHAT OTHERS THINK OF YOU IS A LONG WAY IN MIND. HOW WONDERFUL TO LET GO AND SMILE AGAIN, LONG BEFORE YOU ARE DYING.

19. GOD Never changes.
He is the god of grace & love
who offers a life free of regrets.
Choose
consciously
Choose
wisely
Choose
honestly
Choose
happiness

20. MOVE ON TO REPENTANCE BY TURNING FROM
OUR SINFUL WAYS AND EMBRACING GOD’s
FORGIVENESS.
Godly sorrow brings repentance that
leads to salvation and leaves no regret.
2 Corinthians 7:10

21. WHENEVER WE LOOK BACK OVER OUR LIVES, WE
MUST DO SO WITH GOD’S PERSPECTIVE
We know that in all things God works for the
good of those who love Him, who have been
called according to his purpose.

Romans 8:28

22. YESTERDAY’S
THE
PAST,
TOMORROW’S
THE
FUTURE,
TODAY IS A GIFT.
THAT’S WHY
THEY CALL
IT THE
PRESENT.

24. -

Bronnie Ware

26. Fr. Larry Tan,
SDB

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