It’s always fun to look back and remember what a year held. Not only the events or what I actually did, but how I felt inside. The older I get the more my heart resides within the feelings of the experiences. The relationships made. The connections nurtured. The way my humanity intersected with those I was with.
I was recently reminded of the surveys of those who are close to dying. The ones who’ve lived a long life. And while knowing that their time on earth was coming to an end, they reflected upon what is was they cherished? What they remembered? It’s was the people. The relationships. The investments of their hearts.
And yet so many times there were regrets. Regrets of focusing on the wrong things. Spending too many years struggling to make money, to get ahead, or buy that next most popular thing. Too much time trying to acquire and achieve, while the minutes and days slipped away and they lost time from investing in the ones they actually loved.
I think it’s important to reflect back on the past year, before we move ahead, dream, or plan the next one.
