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

When you realize that your life is almost over and you look back clearly on it, it is easy to see how many dreams have gone unfulfilled.

You have not honored even a half of your dreams and had to die knowing that it was due to choices have made, or not made. Health brings a freedom until you no longer have it.

I wish I had not worked so much, so hard.

You spend the majority of your life working. You miss out on the most important times and experiences, your children’s youth and your partner’s companionship.

Money is not everything. Money can not buy you happiness, more time with your family and loved ones, or more time on this Earth.

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

You suppress your feelings in order to keep peace with others. As a result, you settle for a mediocre existence and never became who you are truly capable of becoming.

You develop illnesses relating to the bitterness and resentment you carry as a result.

I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.

You do not truly realize the full benefits of old friends until their dying weeks and it was not always possible to track them down.

You have become so caught up in your own life that you let golden friendships slip by over the years.

There are many deep regrets about not giving friendships the time and effort that they deserved. Everyone misses their friends when they are dying.

I wish that I had let myself be happier. You do not realize until the end that happiness is a choice.

You stay stuck in old patterns and habits. Fear of change has you pretending to others, and to yourself, that you are content, when deep within, you long to laugh properly and have silliness in your life.