šŖ¦ on life and death
Mortality, meaning, time, legacy, and the stuff that matters when everything superficial falls away.
šŖ¦ on life and death
Thereāll be a last time for everything, but you wonāt realise until itās too late.
Donāt look back on your life regretting the things you said ānoā to. Give your kids a piggyback when they ask, because one day they wonāt want to anymore. Take the stairs when you can, because one day you wonāt be able to. Meet your friends for a beer, because one day
... See moreViktor Frankl suggests that there are three central values in lifeāthe experiential, or that which happens to us; the creative, or that which we bring into existence; and the attitudinal, or our response in difficult circumstances such as terminal illness.
Stephen R. Covey ā¢ The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
Here are the top five regrets of the dying, as witnessed by Ware:
1. I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
"This was the most common regret of all. When people realise that their life is almost over and look back clearly on it, it is easy to see how many dreams have gone unfulfilled. Most people... See more
1. I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
"This was the most common regret of all. When people realise that their life is almost over and look back clearly on it, it is easy to see how many dreams have gone unfulfilled. Most people... See more
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/susiesteiner ā¢ Top five regrets of the dying
āThere are old people who only think about the past, but itās not like that around here.ā She leaned her cane on a rock. āYou have to do things,ā she reflected. āThereās always a future, even if itās very small.ā
A Tuscan Retreat Where āLiterature is the Primary Valueā
There is much wisdom in the words of Nietzsche: āHe who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.ā
Viktor E Frankl ā¢ Man's Search For Meaning: The classic tribute to hope from the Holocaust
... See moreTo enjoy life, we might have to stop thinking about what we will never be able to read and watch and say and do, and start to think of how to enjoy the world within our boundaries. To live on a human scale. To focus on the few things we can do, rather than the millions of things we canāt. To not crave parallel lives. To find a smaller mathematics.
Ibelieve that life exists to be enjoyed and that the most important thing is to feel good about yourself.
Timothy Ferriss ā¢ The 4-Hour Work Week
Life can be found only in the present moment,