Regret No. 1
I wish I had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
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Bronnie Ware worked in palliative care for years. Her patients were those who had gone home to die. When questioned about any regrets they had or anything they would do differently, common themes surfaced again and again. Here are the most common five:
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