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Rethinking the Bucket List

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How would you live every day as if it were your last?  Go skydiving? Attempt to ride a bull for 2.7 seconds? Kathleen Taylor has spent over 20 years as a counselor and community engagement facilitator for the dying and has found that in the last chapter of their lives, most people become their authentic selves. They become courageous - they change their minds, apologize, forgive... they find joy in the smallest moments. In this TEDx talk, Taylor urges us not to wait until we are at the end of our lives to find our true selves.
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Read Bronnie Ware's Top Five Regrets of the Dying.
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Kathleen Taylor directs community engagement for a non-profit hospice organization. Learn more about hospice care.
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Have you rethought your bucket list?  What is at the top of your list now?
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Reflections (52)

Carlos Martinez
What's inspired me in this video, " I wish I had the courage to live life true to myself and not the life that others expected of me ". It's never to late.
Eva Johnson
she has the feeling of being herself, her communication was spot on with honesty as I had encounter with myself and listen to feel of my body, during ones end of life cycle. Very refreshen. Thanks
Delmar
If I am dying in the next few days, introspection may stress me out because I won't be able to do anything about whatever comes up. Introspection for me is good when I have time to do something about whatever comes up. i am not buying into her statement of taking time for introspection during my last days.
Jim
Nails the importance of being authentic right now. Don't wait, start being the person(soul) you really are. Such a powerful message and presenter. Great little nuggets throughout. e.g. "illness and decline force introspection/meditation"... Thank you Kathleen and TEDx!
Joanne White
How we need to stop "Bull-Shitting" it's just not over 40 when we stop, I'm 76 and learning to be "real" as I study death and dying and study with a great orignization, Snowline Hospice from El Dorado County;, California and look forward to assisting the terminal patient. Thank You for such a great TED talk!
Lori
I am a facilitator for our local Death Cafe and I have found that this video is spot on. We need to love now!
Kay
Beautifully said! I, too, work in hospice care and introspection is important and often happens at the last moments or started only when the body stops. When a person comes to the end and realizes that they indeed are special - it is a glorious moment!
Mo
Being your true self creates goodness for the universe and you will have what you need. Be, do, have.
Fahad
I found my life purpose few years ago and I then I realized that dying today for me now became as good as dying tomorrow. It took me more than fifteen years of searching and then I decided to refuse society pressure that asks me to act in a certain way and favored my personal values as an alternative guide. So, what I suggest to anyone who is still searching for a better answer about his/her life purpose to know that he owns freedom to use his resources (Time, money, efforts,believes ...etc) every single minute and how long you live your values is irrelevant, people will get used to your "weird actions". Some of them will respect it but most will give up on you but eventually their lives will continue including their disappointment in predicting your next move!
Taylor Mansfield
I wouldn't change anything as i have lived my life to it's fullest already and do what i always have wanted because i do myself know it will all end at any moment. I live every day likes it's my last day and so should everyone else. Do what you want in life not what others tell you to do i have learned or you will never be happy.
daryl
Awesome. So well articulated. Sounds like what I read Steve Jobs said: "Life is too short to be living someone else's dream." I know it's true. Hope I can keep on this track.
Philip F Crouch
A friend from Canada who is a practitioner in Sage-ing, Wellbeingness and consciousness for persons aged fifty and more. This link will be featured in my own humble Soul Work Ensemble.org information relating to group work discussions in Tasmania, Australia. BRILLIANT, encapsulating, and my wife who was a Hospice volunteer for seven years and is a member of our circle relates to every single word. Thank You.
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