The Top Five Regrets of the Dying

by Ware, Bronnie

• ISBN13: 9781401940652
• ISBN10: 140194065X
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2012-03-20
• Publisher: Hay House Inc.

Summary

After too many years of unfulfilling work, Bronnie Warebegan searching for a job with heart. Despite having no formal qualifications or experience, she found herself working in palliative care. Over the years she spent tending to the needs of those who were dying, Bronnie's life was transformed. Later, she wrote an Internet blog about the most common regrets expressed to her by the people she had cared for. The article, also called The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, gained so much momentum that it was read by more than three million people around the globe in its first year. At the requests of many, Bronnie now shares her own personal story. Bronnie has had a colourful and diverse past, but by applying the lessons of those nearing their death to her own life, she developed an understanding that it is possible for people, if they make the right choices, to die with peace of mind. In this book, she expresses in a heartfelt retelling how significant these regrets are and how we can positively address these issues while we still have the time. The Top Five Regrets of the Dyinggives hope for a better world. It is a story told through sharing her inspiring and honest journey, which will leave you feeling kinder towards yourself and others, and more determined to live the life you are truly here to live. This delightful memoir is a courageous, life-changing book.

Author Biography

Bronnie Ware is a writer, singer/songwriter, and songwriting teacher from Australia. To discover more of her work, please visit Bronnie's official website: www.bronnieware.com

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. Vll
From the tropics to the snow	p. 1
An unexpected career path	p. 12
Honesty and surrender	p. 24
I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not die life others expected of me	p. 37
Products of our environment	p. 48
Trappings	p. 58
I wish I hadn't worked so hard	p. 70
Purpose and intention	p. 79
Simplicity	p. 90
I wish I'd had the courage to express my feelings	p. 102
No guilt	p. 113
Gifts in disguise	p. 126
I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends	p. 135
True friends	p. 145
Allow yourself	p. 157
I wish I had let myself be happier	p. 167
Happiness is now	p. 178
A matter of perspective	p. 190
Changing times	p. 199
Darkness and dawn	p. 212
No regrets	p. 224
Smile and know	p. 236
About the Author	p. 245
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