| What Are Priorities - of Mine and My Dying Loved One? |
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ARTICLE SUMMARY Today you have a chance to set the goals for the rest of your life and your loved one. What remains undone? The end of life may present an opportunity for you to bring matters to closure. Discover priorities by asking:
Most of us wish to spend our remaining moments building on relationships, healing old wounds to bring closure to past issues, saying I love you and saying goodbye. Leave nothing unsaid, and this too will help on relationships that matter to you, with those you love. What are priorities - of mine and my dying loved one? FULL ARTICLE Today you have a chance to set the goals for the rest of your life. Your loved one may have that same chance - to do those things that are left undone. What are the goals in your life? In your loved one’s life? What remains undone? The end of life may present an opportunity for you to bring matters to closure. If you have been granted a period of days or weeks to remain close to the dying, then you have been granted an opportunity to bring closure to those things that are important. Answer this question – if I were dying what would I want to do today? By answering this question truthfully we are able to gain focus, gain perspective, and spend the limited time remaining in doing those things that are most fulfilling to you, your loved one, and your family. If you knew that you were likely to die soon, where would you want to spend your remaining time? What is left undone in your life? People spend much of their waking moments in the pursuit of wealth, financial security, or financial survival. Most of us fall into this at times during our lives. But there are not many people, who on their death bed say “I wish I had spent more time working”. Instead most of us focus on our relationships – parents, siblings, children, extended family members, or friends. Most of us wish to spend our remaining moments building on relationships, healing old wounds to bring closure to past issues, saying I love you and saying goodbye. Spend time today on those relationships that are important to you, and help your loved one to sort through the relationships that are important to her. Leave nothing unsaid, and this too will help on relationships that matter to you, with those you love. |