A reminder that we only have One Whole Life, Live it your way
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Confucius says “We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one."
In 2012, I read an article titled 5 Regrets of the Dying by Bonnie Ware, a palliative nurse who counseled the dying in their last days.
The 5 common regrets are
- I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
- I wish I hadn’t worked so hard
- I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings.
- I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.
- I wish that I had let myself be happier.
I just got out of a mental health hospital for the second time due to depression and I remember thinking "Man, what a life these people would live if they had time left." Then it hit me like a brick, I have time left. The truth is, if you're reading this, you have time left too.
One Whole Life is a simple reminder that our time here is limited and to not waste it running on autopilot. That it's important to investigate the invisible barriers preventing us from living authentically and full of joy. To fill our life with as many things that make us come alive as possible because when you live this way, you unconsciously help others do the same. Lastly, that you're not alone, you're a part of a team of people all doing the work. In doing the work individually, together we have an audacious attempt to improve mental health.