#Regret April 29
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Today’s word for the 30-Day Quotation Challenge is REGRET.
Three distinct thoughts have been percolating in my brain that past few days.
- A Frank Sinatra Song
- Authentic
- Regret
My challenge is how to merge these 3 concepts into a post. Decided to share a snippet about each one.
My Way
Frank Sinatra recorded the song “My Way” in 1969. It became one of his signature tunes. Getting some of the lyrics out of my head the past week have been hard. This past week the news both locally and nationally has profiled someone dying unexpectedly. Those individuals had flaws, yet they were memorable and unique to friends and family. The lyrics below from “Old Blue Eyes” just keep popping up
Regrets, I’ve had a few
But then again too few to mention
I did what I had to do
I saw it through without exemption
I planned each charted course
Each careful step along the byway
And more, much, much more
I did it, I did it my way
Authentic
The quality of being authentic starts with you accepting who you are. In fact, you live doing it your own unique way. This cannot happen if you don’t spend time in developing your character and leadership abilities.
I have a strong feeling that living an Authentic Life means a life that is not filled with regrets. Yes, you will have disappointments but not regrets. Two centuries ago, Ralph Waldo Emerson was telling us that.
Regret
Bronnie Ware authored a book called Top Five Regrets of the Dying
Her book is a look at the years she spent in palliative care with the dying. She would question the dying about any regrets they had or anything they would do differently.
The most common answer:
I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
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