Maria Shriver

Bronnie Ware

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Blog Posts

• January 13, 2012

  Tips for Transformation

  

  How to Cope With Divorce

  In the busy and somewhat unbalanced times we live in, it is rare for divorce to pass us by completely. It may be a close friend, a family member, or a work colleague going through the turmoil that such change can bring. Or it may be our own self.

  Divorce is a loss, and requires the process of grief and time to heal. Putting pressure on yourself for what you could have done differently, for not seeing the writing on the wall sooner, for not hanging in there for the sake of the children, or for numerous other unnecessary criticisms you may generate towards your self, does not help the healing process at all. It hinders it.

  In an ideal world, we would all marry and live happily ever after. The only way this ideal truly stands a chance of surviving, though, is when there is a complete and balanced commitment from both parties, and a balanced openness to growth.

• December 16, 2011

  Tips for Transformation

  

  The Top Five Regrets of the Dying

  As a new year approaches, we tend to reflect on the decisions we have made and resolve to make changes for the year to come. With that in mind, we rediscovered a well-known article by Bronnie Ware and asked her to share why she believes "The Top Five Regrets of the Dying" made such an impact on people around the world.

  Globally, this article has been translated into several languages and seems to have broken cultural barriers with incredible ease. Perhaps it is the simplicity and honesty of the article that has made it resonate with people. Hearing from those who were touched by the article has truly brought home to me just how alike we all are and how, sadly, we can all be influenced and driven by the wrong priorities and by fear.

  I think, perhaps, the article’s greatest success is that it gives people the permission to be themselves and makes them aware of their choice and power to be that. It also reminds us that only we can be responsible for our own happiness or unhappiness in the long run.