The top five regrets of the dying: a life transformed by the dearly departing

From the tropics to the snow

An unexpected career path

Honesty and surrender

Regret 1: I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me

Products of our environment

Trappings

Regret 2: I wish I hadn't worked so hard

Purpose and intention

Simplicity

Regret 3: I wish I'd had the courage to express my feelings

No guilt

Gifts in disguise

Regret 4: I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends

True friends

Allow yourself

Regret 5: I wish I had let myself be happier

Happiness is now

A matter of perspective

Changing times

Darkness and dawn

No regrets

Smile and know.