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At the end, what's left isn't money

Connection Regret·All ages

Bronnie Ware, who nursed dying patients in Australia, recorded what people talked about in their final weeks. One of their regrets was not staying in touch with friends. "It all comes down to love and relationships in the end," one patient said. "That is all that remains in the final weeks." What remained in the room was not the bank balance but the names of the people who came.

I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends… It all comes down to love and relationships in the end. That is all that remains in the final weeks.

— Bronnie Ware, Australian hospice nurse

TODAY’S PRACTICE

Write down three old friends this month, then contact one.

#OldFriends#PeopleFirst#ContactList

SOURCE

Bronnie Ware, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying

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