“Let us endeavor to live so that when we die even the undertaker will be sorry” Mark Twain
Do you ever question if what you’re doing with your daily life is the right thing?
Do you feel that you’ve reached a lot of your goals, but you’re still bored? Stuck in a hum-drum existence?
I’ve been feeling that way lately.
Every two years or so, I reach a point where I question my very existence.
It usually happens when I hit a plateau in my career; I’ll feel content for about ten minutes! Then, I start yearning for something more.
And, like most people, I ask myself if I’m doing the right things and am I missing out on something?
But maybe we are asking ourselves the wrong questions.
When my husband Drew graduated high school, he couldn’t afford college, and he was unhappy living the wild Myrtle Beach lifestyle. He felt lonely and depressed.
Then he asked himself a question that changed everything.
“If I died today, what would I regret that I didn’t do yet?”
The answer came easy for him. He had always dreamed of surfing really big waves, waves that were challenging even to the world’s top surfers.
That one question gave him the focus and direction he was seeking. And it led to his next move.
Puerto Escondido, Mexico was his first move. The waves there are crushing and awesome and dangerous. For Drew, it was a challenge of a lifetime. It’s what got him motivated.
Drew went to Puerto Escondido and surfed the biggest waves of his life. That led him to the start of his art career, because there he met people who encouraged him to move to Hawaii to paint surfboards. He found his groove in life and here he is, twenty years later, the best known surfboard artist in the world.
But that’s not the point of the story.
It’s this: When you’re feeling complacent and restless, ask yourself this question:
“If I died today, what would I regret that I didn’t do yet?”
And then take if from there. Go on and live your life fully, doing what you dream of doing.
Maria xxoo
PS: I had always dreamed of backpacking around the world. I’ve done that now, and so my next “must do before I die” goal is to hike Mt. Whitney. I’m scheduled to hike it on August 10th!
What’s your pre-death wish?! Share in the comments, please!.
