“ I wish I had pursued my dreams and aspirations and not the life others expected of me.”
Do you ever feel this? Do you have dreams and aspirations that you haven’t manifested because you’ve been wrapped up in other parts of your life? Maybe your career, family, friends, or just trying to get by day by day.
Have your dreams been put on hold while you do what others expect of you?
What dreams do you have that are buried deep within? Yes, those tucked away back on the shelf gather dust.
Do you wish you had pursued those dreams? Do you regret not pursuing them?
Many people often do.
Let me introduce you to the Australian nurse, Bronnie Ware, who spent several years working in palliative care with patients in the last 12 weeks of their lives. In her book, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, she writes of the incredible clarity of vision that people gain at the end of their lives and how we (yes, you and I!) can benefit now. Death can be a wise teacher for those of us who are still living.
In her work with those who were dying, Bronnie noticed there were several common regrets that her patients had about how they’d lived their lives. By far, the most common regret that she heard in the last weeks of her patients’ lives was that they wished they’d had the courage to pursue their dreams and aspirations in their lives, not what others had expected of them.
When people begin to realize that their life on this planet is coming to an end, they look back at their past. They more easily see the dreams they had but never pursued. They regret never fulfilling those dreams and aspirations, which weigh heavily on their heart in their final days. They realize what others thought of those dreams doesn’t really matter at all at their time of dying. They wish they had been able to pursue the dreams they had.
What a lesson this can be for us! We’re still alive and have time on this earth. We still have time to manifest all that we are meant to bring into this world – even our dreams!
What dreams do you have buried deep within? Are there ones that still haven’t been fulfilled in your life?
Take a moment right now to imagine the future. What if…… what if those dreams could really happen?
Quiet those voices in your head that say no for right now. Just take a moment and dream. What if……….what if you could manifest those dreams? What if it were possible?
We want to help you do just that! We invite you to our 4th annual Live Your Dreams Retreat in September 2024 at Good&Sharp Studios (a dream of ours!). Find out more HERE. We’d love to have you join us.
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