5. Imagine yourself lying on your DEATH-BED

5. Imagine yourself lying on your DEATH-BED

This sentence may seem a little scary, but it is exactly the opposite. It is an exercise you can do in order to realize exactly how you want to live your life. It is a technique that some psychologists use in their therapies.

Imagine yourself lying on your death-bed. Try to feel the emotions you would have while dying. What do you feel? Regret? Is there something you would like to do and you didn't have time? Something you were afraid of trying? Did you work really hard and neglect some other important aspects of your life? Have you expressed your real feelings to your loved ones? Have you realized how beautiful and smart you are? Or were you always anxious about being inadequate all the time? Do you care too much about what the other people thought of you? Did you appreciate all the special moments in your life? Or did you let them pass?

With this technique, you will realize some very important things. You will understand that you have very strong feelings for your loved ones that you have never expressed. I decided that I wanted to live life to the fullest and in a way that if I died tomorrow, I would have fewer regrets. If you pretend that you are not going to die, you will definitely not be allowed to live your life. You have to know that there is an end in order to live more passionately, more purposefully, and with a mindset of not postponing anything important for the future. Don't plan to do your favorite things someday when you have time. Do them now, because no one can assure you that tomorrow you will be alive. This experience will help you feel refreshed and start actually living. It helped me very much and I am sure it will definitely also help you.