Life by Design

 

The 25 Biggest Regrets In Life. What Are Yours? We are all busy. Life happens. There's always something to distract us from getting around to certain things we know we should do. Soccer practice.  Work. Home renovations. Getting that next big promotion. And with the explosion of always-on smartphones and tablets delivering a fire hose of urgent emails, not to mention Twitter and Facebook (FB), in recent years, things have only gotten busier. In the backs of our minds, we know we're neglecting some stuff we should do. But we never get around to it. Then, something happens.  A good friend or loved one - maybe close to us in age - drops dead unexpectedly.  We begin to think about what our biggest regrets would be if we were suddenly sitting on our death bed. Here is a list of the 25 biggest ones we'll probably have. The question is, are you going to change anything this afternoon or tomorrow in light of this list?  Or are you going to go ba...

Know your worth A father, before he died, said to his son: “This is the watch your grandfather gave me and this is more than 200 years old. Before I give it to you go to the watch shop on the first street, and tell him I want to sell it, and ask how much they offer”. The son went and after several minutes, he came back to his father and said, “The watchmaker offers to pay $5 because it’s old and has a lot of scratches.” He then asked him to go to the coffee shop. The son went and after an hour or so, he came back and said: “The coffee shop owner offers $5, father.” “Go to the museum and show that watch”. He went ahead and then came back happily. “They offered me a million dollars for this piece.” The father said: “I wanted to let you know that the right place values your value in the right way, don’t put yourself in the wrong place and get angry if you get treated like trash. Those who knows your value are the ones who appreciates you, don’t ever stay in a place that doesn’t...

Recently we celebrated Mother’s Day. As some countries are still in lock-down, not everyone got to spend the day with their loved one, but that does not mean we were not thinking about them! Sending messages, phone and video calls. Although they should be treated like that every day, not just three a year, Mother’s Day, their Birthday and Christmas (for those that celebrate). She deserved the best every day! You are there to look after me, make sure I didn’t fall and when I did, you were there to kiss it better. As I grew, you were there to cheer me on from the side lines. Always reassuring me I am capable of anything I set my mind to. You were always my biggest fan. You were my role model, even though we didn’t always see eye to eye, we never stopped caring and loving one another. What you did for me will never go unnoticed. You gave your all for me, even when you didn’t have anymore to give, you found the strength deep down to go that bit extra. You put others h...