Gentle reminder

To live your life now, go after what you are longing and dreaming about, it doesn’t have to be the big things, it’s more a matter of being you. I have an old father with dementia and spending time with him reminds me to live now. His fading memory comes in waves, sometimes I think about when he will be all gone in the forgetfulness. His mind transport him to another time and space, searching for comforting memories or a more safe, quiet or shut down place. It’s a huge shift in how to relate and identity with him. Before dementia he was very outgoing, social, knew so many people and engaged in a lot of things, now he is the opposite, I really have to keep myself openminded and compassionate with him, and also towards myself and my own identity related to him.

I have several times offered mediumship sessions for relatives to people with dementia and alzheimer’s- and its so touching to sense the healing and comfort it is for the them to know their relatives are still keeping a bond on a soul level.

24 TOP REGRETS OF THE DYING

*Recorded by hospice nurses around the world.

◦ I wish I hadn’t spent so much time worrying about things that never happened

I wish I had :
◦ the courage to just be myself
◦ spent more time with the people I love
◦ made spirituality more of a priority
◦ hadn’t spent so much time working
◦ discovered my purpose earlier
◦ learned to express my feelings more
◦ taken more risks
◦ cared less about what other people thought
◦ realized earlier that happiness is a choice
◦ loved more
◦ taken better care of myself
◦ been a better spouse
◦ paid less attention to other people’s expectations
◦ quit my job and found something I really enjoyed doing
◦ stayed in touch with old friends
◦ spoken my mind more
◦ hadn’t spent so much time chasing the wrong things
◦ more children
◦ touched more lives
◦ thought about life’s big question earlier
◦ traveled more
◦ lived more in the moment
◦ pursued more of my dreams

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