Someday we are not going to be around here anymore. We know that. At least our physical version. But… our legacy, our accomplishments will stay around. Does that really matter?

I don’t think so.

Every time someone I care about dies, I don’t remember about titles, accomplishments or anything like that. Life is not about that.

I remember stories and how that person impacted my life. Lessons I learned. I remind conversations, moments and feelings.

Prince died on April 21st 2016. Although there’s a lot of top 10 playlists about him, I was sad about the loss and reading stories, like the ones I’ve found on Jimmy Fallon and with my good friend David Hussmann.  There’s also emotion, and I could feel that watching Adam Levine performing Purple Rain:

In life, we can win or lose, and that’s normal. What about regrets? Bronnie Ware wrote about 5 regrets of the dying, so make sure you are taking care of these:

1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
2. I wish I didn’t work so hard.
3. I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings.
4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.
5. I wish that I had let myself be happier.

Every time someone we know dies, we think a little bit about our lives. Are we living like we want it? The Beatles says (The End):

And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to
The love you make

So, I believe we need to create moments to stop for a while. Take a deep breath. Another one. And again.

Don’t know about you. I need to take the word love more seriously. Still learning.

— Daniel Wildt (check other posts)