Thank you, Joshua. My husband and I are retired and hear a lot of people our age making big plans for dream vacations and home upgrades. I am grateful we are both content to spend our days doing simple things like watching the birds and playing with a grandchild on the floor. Your channel helps me remember our priorities. 💞
This scares me so much. I’ve lived with an autoimmune disease for 44 years. I worry that I’m not going to get to do or see everything I want in life. I wish I had done so much more when I was younger. No one knows how long they have and when you get older you really feel time creeping up on you. Your health can be compromised at any time and what you’ve waited to do may never happen. I’m trying to declutter my home as I know it takes so much time just to maintain and clean and I don’t want to waste time any more. As usual Joshua gives us his words of wisdom.❤️🙏
Sorry to hear of your autoimmune disease and I empathize with you. I’ve always been healthy and in the nutrition realm, and was recently diagnosed with chronic late stage Lyme disease. I have four little ones all under 11 and I’m in the peak of such a beautiful life. My main symptoms are fatigue and joint pain-Lyme is called the great mimicker because it looks like lupus and RA and MS etc. I’m working with the most amazing doctor and I’m making slow progress, but every day is different and I draw on His daily grace in a whole new way. I will never take this precious life for granted again and understand deeply like you that life and health is such a gift. I also hope there’s more awareness around Lyme disease. God bless you.
Take care not to be "blinded by fear". By sorting things - How to eat an elephant... one bite ate a time. When times comes, it will be easier for someone to focus to care for you because one big worry, your home is sorted, and paper work etc... is in place. All the best with the way forward, it's the only way to move ❤
I hear you. I’m 55 and have some health issues, too. I need to get ruthless with the clutter. It weighs us down and distracts us from the things that matter.
My younger (56yo) sister knew she had less than a year when she quit chemo after a 4 year battle so she could enjoy her quality of life with what time she had left. My focus the last two years had been visiting her quarterly. Her daughter would facetime every night with her 2yo granddaughter. She loved indoor plants and it gave her a purpose each day. New growth gave her a sense of awe. Now we all have some of her plants to help us remember the good memories. The legacy she left was amazing. We had fun creating a cookbook of family favorites along with photos that each of her 3 adult children have. She found someone to make a doll with accessories from some of her items of clothing for her granddaughter. Now that her granddaughter is 3, she helps mommy care for all the plants at their house like she did when visiting my sister. She loved unconditionally and didn't sweat the small stuff. ❤
My best dog is dying. I just got the news yesterday. I’m devastated because she’s the best dog I’ve ever had in my entire life. I rescued her 11 years ago. And I can say she rescued me too in more ways than I can count. My top priority is spending time with her now every single day and night. I don’t know how much time I have with Wendy. So I can’t waste a single precious moment. None of us know how much time we have on this earth. Thank you Joshua for reminding us of this very important lesson. This was an excellent video.
One of our children was in an accident recently. It is unreal they got out with minimal injuries, totalled car, and alive. It changes everything. Stuff does not matter.
She said, “Don't call the doctor, I want to fall asleep peacefully, with your hand in mine.” He told her about the past, how they met, their first kiss. they didn't cry, they smiled. They didn't regret anythng, they were grateful. Then she repeated softly, 'I love you forever!' He returned her words, gave her a soft kiss on the forehead. She closed her eyes and fell asleep peacefully with her hand in his. Love is really all that matters because everyone comes into this world with nothing other than love and leves with nothing other than love. Think about it. Profession, career, bank account, our goods are just tools, nothing more. Everything stays here. So just love…. Love those that really love you. Love, as if there was nothing more important in your life.
you are absolutely right, the most important and real things are the ones we can't see, hear or feel with our hands. I totally changed when i became a father. Materialism is now something from my past, things mean little to me now.
I truly enjoy the simple things. Prayer. A sunset. A porch conversation. A walk. Time with loved ones. Being a mom. I would do those things like I try to do now.
Thank you so much for this. I recently quit my job in pursuit of a better life, but I have been decluttering nonstop for a month and half. I don't even have that many things, but I am taking so much time trying to sell it and get optimal money for it. If this were my last year, I would have donated it all a month ago and moved on to enjoy the things I want to!
Joshua , wanted to say thank you, your words helped me in a difficult time. I was given the diagnosis in 2020 of a rare Lymphoma cancer ,that has treatment, but no silver bullet cure. I found that slowing down, spending time with family and friends was what gives me the most joy. After long chemotherapy and bone marrow transplant I’m cancer free and a thriving survivor. Yes the present moment is a priceless “gift”.
This is so profound as I have been in tears today learning of a friend who died from cancer at age 54, as well as a friend of my daughter who recently delivered a baby that is brain dead and now donating his heart to another baby in need. Our time is precious at any age. Make the best the best of it.
My daughter Jenny died when she was 15 to Myocarditis a heart virus I never new anyone who lived their life the fullest especially at that young age it truly put a new perspective on our lives and Jesus got us through everything
Thank you so much for this message! This inspired me to take my Swedish death cleaning to a new level. I've seen so many piles of discarded personal items piled up in the street after someone dies. That's it. That's how it ends. Thanks again, I appreciate your insights.
This video made me think about so many things, especially my mom. When she was diagnosed with cancer she cut ties with everyone around her and got more and more introverted as cancer progressed. I cannot say I would invest in relationships, but I can say I would be a lot more open about how I feel and I would prioritize comfort. Sending all my love to everyone who lost their loved ones 🙏🏻
I'm watching the channel I'm African American and Gay and 68 years old and HIV I! I was told many years ago I had one year. Glad I'm still here especially to hear your voice! Thanks for letting us know how to make it regardless of h🎉 different we may be.👏
My 49 year old friend (mother of 4) and her 28 year old daughter (mother of 2) were just tragically killed in a car accident. My best friend (45 mother of 3) is fighting stage 4 cancer. These thoughts have never been more real to me.
Hi Joshua, As time flies, I get more mature up and so do you. Your words differ from those a year or five years ago. And I love listening to you more and more. With your and some other minimalists' support, I've decluttered my small house and found more time for my passions and joys. After many years of hesitation, I returned to my greatest passion, started painting again, and became a successful artist. No, this is not about success (though, it confirms that my decision was correct🙂), this is about following one of my greatest passions and joys. If I knew I only had one year left, I know exactly how I would want to spend my last 365 days on this earth. It wouldn't be too different from how I live now. I would paint for hours and walk on the beach every day. I would swim in the ocean. I would watch fishermen and maybe swim with sharks one more time🙂. (That was really something, I can tell!) I would plant more trees, flowers, and other plants. I would eat more strawberries and drink my favorite wine. I would pet more dogs and children and talk to more people. My loved ones and others too; every good friend was once a stranger... It would be a good year and I would have no regrets! That was an important video; thank you, Joshua!
I read your book "things that matter" every year, this is my third time, as a reminder, of the important things in life...I cannot thank you enough Joshua, my life really changed, and I am grateful for every single moment❤
Thank you, Joshua. I’m amazed really that getting older has changed my way of thinking. “Things” just doesn’t matter anymore. I’m finding so much happiness in the simple pleasures of life…listening to the songs of birds, enjoying the beauty of God’s creation all around me, a handwritten note from a friend, relishing the simplicity of a single wildflower my husband picks and brings me. The simple pleasures are the best! I pray that I will be able to be a blessing to some ONE, at least, every day! This was beautiful, Joshua. Thank you!
Also, about to be a new empty nester. It is not easy after 26 years of child rearing. This was such a good word. Thank you Joshua. As much as I love RUclips, I spend too much time here. I need to disconnect a bit, but I’ll include you in my scheduled weekly time.
I sometimes think about this question because I already lost so many people. I would love to work less so I could spend more time with kids and grandchildren and not always be tired or ill because of too much work. But I can't change it, I have to earn the money so I can pay my rent and bills. I would love to go on vacation with my family, but I can't afford it. I also would love to do what I loved in my youth: Painting, going to museums, riding my bike, playing the guitar etc. But I' m always too tired for all that and happy when I can manage my cooking, cleanig etc. In the evening I' m mostly so tired, that I fall asleep while sitting on my sofa watching a bit RUclips. So I probably would not be able to change anything if this was my last year. But I can live with that although while writing this I get a little bit sad🥴 But I think this is just like live is and maybe it's the same case for many of us. And I also know that I am blessed with what my live already is and what the Lord gave me in my live😃My prayers go out to all those who might have only just one more year🙏Greetings from Germany
My situation is that I may really be in the last year of my life. I've done some downsizing and re-organizing and re-packing; not major stuff, but it matters to me and gives me more peace of mind. I've mentioned in comments here before that I have too many books and I've started giving books away that I haven't even read yet and maybe never will. I love books and reading and I need to focus on what I really want to read, not what looks like it might be interesting. Recently the person who was my Power of Attorney, Medical Power of Attorney and Executor moved out of state so I need to find someone else to fill those roles. It's not a quality of life issue as Joshua spoke about in this video but a practical matter that we need to have settled.
It can be hard for “singletons” like us to put these matters in the right hands. My heir has all those designations but she lives far away and out of state. I think that’s okay in my case but it sounds like not so much in yours. And just finding some help can be difficult too. I don’t have a spouse or close friends nearby. I wish you the best. Reading interesting books is a great way to spend valuable time. I’m finding that spending some time putting my own life in perspective with kindness, compassion, and trying to forgive myself is helpful. You know what is best for you so do those things and I hope you find all the love and help you need whether this is your last year or not.
I am at that age where if I live as long as my ancestors and my mother ( she was 98 when she died ) I have at most 20 years left. I wouldn't change anything because I have always done the things that I have wanted to do. This is the only house I have had and I have lived here 53 years. I would like to think that I can live here until I die, but that is unlikely. My youngest son is rehabbing his home and putting in a new bedroom and bath. His brother-in-law was teasing him today about making it a grandmother suite. I like to travel and since I have no family living close to me I travel to see them and also plan vacations with them as well as with a travel buddy. I have been eliminating excess stuff but if I knew I only had a year I would donate every unnecessary thing immediately so my kids would not have to deal with it. Then I would plan a trip to Europe for several months and pay for the whole family to go with me. Two are able to work remotely and one is a teacher with the summer off so that would be possible.
First plan and take the trip, then donate. I've been through several estate cleanups and all I can say is that it usually wraps up in about 2 weeks, a lot of stuff is donated, not kept by anyone. I would not spend precious time trying to make it so others can clean up less. A little bit everyday helps (baby steps) - take the trip first!
@@mariah3654 Actually I do travel quite a lot and many times with family. I have 3 trips planned now before Christmas. One is with my daughter and her family to Banff Canada. I also had my brother's estate to deal with who was a hoarder. It took a year to clean out and rehab so we could sell his house. My kids don't live close so anything they will have to deal with will be a burden.
@@mariah3654 that’s super great advice! I love that. I guess it’s probably similar to saying you’ll start working on your health when your home is in order. My Home may never be in just right order, but my health needs to be a priority today. ✨💛🙏
Thank you! you made my acts clearer. Indeed, thinking of dying next year compels me to think of when I die today. I must limit what I care for, I must care and make myself important. I now enjoying living the moment. Listening to you is worthwhile in my time remaining to live with how I like it. I love your wisdom.
Joshua, how we'd live it depends on our health. I would write to people try to bless them and try to ask for forgiveness to the God that made me. Human connection would be most important. Drama would not be important. I already realize that everyone may not be as mature as they will be so I would be patient. By the time we realize why we are here we are closer to going unfortunately. I'm just sick of people saying I wish I had said or done... for my mom or dad etc. Well they already showed us how unimportant we are because they are too busy, please don't say it afterwards, we can't hear you then!!!!! 🎉
I could feel the emotions when you were talking about your youngest graduating and a season of life ending. It does go by in a blink of an eye! 2 of mine graduated college and 2 more are graduating HS next week.
Joshua, for me this has been the most significant, insightful message that you’ve shared. We all need to hear that regularly as we get into our habits and many times insignificant priorities in our lives. Thank you
1. Sell some of my properties. 2. Secure mortuary. 3. Spend time whoever family member is left. 4. Spend time at a beach watching early morning sunrise. 5. Write all the life lessons I have learned.
Retired RN, majorly of my nursing, was spent in oncology, then palliative care. Attended many conferences related to the above subjects. One of the exercises the nurses would do at these conferences would be, what would be important if you had 1 year, 3 months, or weeks to live? Always an ah ha experience ❤
Wonderful sayings one more time Joshua! Thank you so much for your meaningful videos. You were the one that made me change so much during the years. Keep up your good service to people!
Your channel is a light to the world. What about adding acknowledging God as creator and savior before we die as top on the list? Many here on your channel do not yet know Him and you have a wonderful presence to share His presence, Joshua. Cheering you on! 📖🙏✝️
He will be able to help a greater audience if he does not mention personal faith choices. Not everyone believes the same thing, but most people see the value in his messages I think he is doing exactly the right thing and agree, he is a light to the world, just as he is. 🤍
I am seventy seven. I think about my passing more frequently now. I wish the times were better for myself and everyone in the world. Yes, we must make the most of every day.
A simple and very meaningful message ❤❤❤ I'm 44 and working abroad far from my family 😢but I'm trying my very best to live my life godly and thanks God for the peace of mind and happy simple life ❤ I am blessed and so are you friends ❤😊
I'm 76 and soon my husband will turn 80. I know our time is limited and I've started decluttering 😂vand giving things away. But I'm going to have to give some thought to how I'd live if I only had one year left. Good question.
An important and yet dangerous question. If you ask this of someone who is in their 40s, it's going to hit different than someone who is 19. Having some perspective for the future, saving, making good choices when you're young isn't a bad thing. If you're older, sure, don't slave away and forget to live your life. But be careful if you're projecting your own moment on others who haven't reached where you are yet.
This! ❤ Thank you for this gentle reminder and powerful question that we all must ask ourselves. I needed to hear this right now. Time is illusion that is on loan from Gd.
I know myself - decluttering helps me grieve and process my journey into the next phase... surrounding myself with only the people and things I love and being me joy...
I would stop working. However, since I don't know when I might die, I don't have that option. I do already focus on experiences and relationships, but work definitely demands more time and energy than I wish it did.
I asked someone this very question recently. He responded that actually he has real experience, having been given 1 year to live by a doctor in 2020. His plan would have been to pull the kids out of school, quit work and take the year travelling with his family. However COVID lockdowns mean that was not possible. Thankfully the diagnosis turned out to be incorrect and his condition isn’t terminal. But for a good few months he really thought he had a year left.
I turn 50 at the end of June, and this message and point you make is very true. Its crazy how much faster time passes. Thanks for the wonderful videos.
My only child graduated this spring, too. He is staying home and attending college virtually. It is hard moving from the chapter of a parent of a kid under 18. He is still my kid but managing a new set of situations while trying to give him space and still be available to help. I am in the chapter of my life where I need to get back to my career and not focus as much on parenting. So much changing that needs to happen this summer. I wish everyone an eventful and productive summer. 😊
Once i saw the dream in which i was on my death bed and all i wanted to do before I die was just to be with my husband and daughter. I just realized that I love my daughter the most and since then i take each day and live to the fullest. I also realized that money is nothing once we leave the world, and hence the most important thing which I want to leave for my daughter is the book written by me where she can learn exactly what I want tyteach her and guide her in life
Joshua.... thank you oh so very much for this profound thought. I'm blessed to have made choices that have finally given me a a life worth living. I'm no longer sad and I live each day to the fullest giving thanks to a loving Universe. I wish for everyone to make the choices away from the accumulation of inanimate objects to things that nurture the spirit. Blessings on you and your family. ❤
First thing I would do is find good homes for my dogs. A place where they would let me visit occasionally - or take home for a few days, once in a while. To just not be there one day would confuse them and break their hearts. I left for a month one time, and they pined for weeks wondering when I would return. Aside from that, I would not change my life (except, stop watching so many You Tube videos during my spare time! :-) Life is good - praise the Lord!
A potent & important reminder, Joshua ! Thank you !! Seems I need to be reminded of life’s finite reality & time’s fleeting nature over & over again !!
What if it was your last day? I know of A wonderful Christian mother who had 4 children. On Sunday she went to church with her family and then on the way to work on Monday.She was struck dead by someone who was a drunk driver. Unforeseen circumstances can happen to all of us as the bible says So we do not know what's going to happen from day to day from minute to minute. But this is not all there is to life.Better things are to come. Psalms.37: 9, 10, 11, 29 But yes We don't want to have anything interfere with the love of our family and our love for our neighbors and for our heavenly father. Let me take Our last breath, can we say to our heavenly father? I put you first over everything else . Yes, you are right.We want to spend the best time we can.With our loved once. My son made me look at how short life is by counting the days not the years. He says mom.Check your age and take it away from 80.And how many years do you have left?And once you figure out how many years you have left count.How many days are in the year?Then you'll know how many days you have left before you turn eighty. When he told me how many Days I had left.I looked at it differently than how many years. If a person is fifty years old it will be about 10, 900 days before they turn eighty. 😮
Joshua, it troubled us too when our last child left home too. It introduced more lonely time but wise friends suggested that was a short season before marriages, new relationships with expanded families and grandchildren. Maybe God does have a plan for the “short” future.
I kind of had a death wish for awhile. It seemed like the end of my suffering would never come. So I would just pretend I was somewhere else better (esp as a trapped abused kid-and let’s also talk about how many years someone ELSE took from me and how THEY wasted my life away). I kept waiting tho. So idk. The opposite problem? If you were trapped in “jail” or as a hostage and still struggling to get out, would you not then just think “just kill me now.” ?? If this was my last year, I’d prob expedite no contact with a lot of folks who held me up like a hostage and be glad it was going to soon be over and also glad that they were not around at all in my last moments. Sorry so grim, but then again I didn’t cause it either. Anything is better than being around them. Being poor, alone or dying before your time. I’ll take any other option besides having to be around any of them. And well let’s just get real. The promise of being in a place like heaven where nobody has to cry and weep anymore or dodge evil around every corner. A place where there is nothing but pure love and guaranteed safety. No sickness. No death. No worries. A place where not one shred of evil is allowed to get in. It sounds a lot better than this jacked up place we live in down here. Just sayin. Idk why people would even WANT to treat this insane place called earth like some “forever home.” It’s more like a bad joke if you ask me. Valhalla…I’m coming… No worries. I plan to stick it out for all of my days and duct tape together the best I can what I can’t fix, but I still find it very hard not to be highly cynical about it. Heaven on earth? It’s hard for me to imagine and I just think yah. When pigs fly. 🙄 Life is a constant war Bcuz evil never rests down here and never entirely goes away. Death is peace and rest. So best anyone can do is vow to fight valiantly until their time is up and then they can finally go Rest In Peace. So all I really want on my epitaph is “She was a valiant warrior. She was loyal to the bitter end.” We all WILL die. All any of us can really do is make sure that we don’t die in vain and all for naught. Sorry not sorry it’s so long. I’ve prob thought a lot more about death than most have tho. I guess also I can’t see all the evil psychos being overthrown or justice ever being done in the span of just one year. So maybe that’s why I think whatever. Maybe it would just be better to go AWOL and spend the last year of my life as a siesta fest. Let someone else pick up the sword I left behind Bcuz I’m too tired anymore and have already done more than my fair share on the battlefield anyways.
@@mariah3654 Well ya know. That’s all I ever wind up doing seems like and it’s like a user fest. All I am is taken for granted, burnt out and bled out and depleted anymore so I stopped bothering. I can’t trust anyone anymore. So screw it. At least not until I move away from here for starters. Or maybe I should say enabling and people trying to take advantage. There’s a sob story on every corner and half of them or better are con jobs and the poor will always be with us. You can’t help them all ya know. And a lot of them NEED to hear the word NO a lot more than they ever have. People who live in some nice house in some nice neighborhood (who get things like privacy and who get to pick and choose who to help and when etc) would not really be able to comprehend where I landed and what manner of needy and insatiably greedy bottomless pits I am surrounded by on a daily. And even under my own roof. I’m not even knocking people who had the privilege of growing up normal and getting to learn things like good boundaries at a young age. They grow up and already know they need to live in a decent zip code or not put up with abusive bosses etc. That was not the case for me tho. Here’s the deal when your “parents” are narcissists. You don’t get to have a self. You are their property and emotional punching bag. They throw their own kids under the bus to save their own hides. At any rate. It’s opposite world growing up with them. Normal parents….see kids as a gift and want to teach them how to have a good life. Protect them etc. Know that their job is to sacrifice for the kids. Narc parents? They think the kids are there to serve them from the birth until their death. Idk what to do anyways. Rapunzel wants to get out and be free but how does she actually get out when they have her so trapped both internally and externally. So no. Not really. I lived a life of service to others, but that didn’t fix it. And some folks need to curb that Bcuz they give way too much to others at their own peril. People need to deal with their childhood trauma Bcuz that’s the only real way to fix it. And even then it takes years and a ton of work so half your life is gone before you can even get started having your own decent life. Forgive me for being so surly and negative but right now I’m in the righteous anger phase of this stuff and I need to have my “day in court” with this garbage. Feel goods from giving and caring don’t fix it tho. Justice and truth is what fixes things. And maybe that’s the “sword” Jesus was talking about when he said he didn’t come to make peace but a sword. Evil is still evil even if it winds up manifesting in your own toxic “parents.” (I fired them and revoked their titles Bcuz they did such a piss poor job of it). Peace at any cost is never real peace anyways. Helping others doesn’t sound crazy. Not at all. But why do people just assume I’m that selfish like I never once bled for anyone else’s sake? Up here dying on some codependent cross and they say I need to give even more. Well maybe I’d be fool enough to do it but there’s nothing left to give. They took all I had already. And that was the grooming anyways. I was to bleed out for them until no blood was left in me. (And still they’d need more and more eternally…just like a vampire). And if I ever protested, I was called “selfish.” If I ever cried out in pain I was called “too sensitive.” So no. I really don’t think “giving more” is the right thing for me to be doing right now. The right thing is to end the eternal blood sucking once and for all.
Many thanks for the motivation. We tend to take time for granted so often! I’ll be making some changes starting from right now…! Thanks for the timely reminder 😊
Just wanted to pop on here & say i absolutely love your videos they have transformed my life. Would love it if you could do a whole video ok kids stuff & 1 on what you eat in a day or eating habits. I struggled with binge eating & over eating but your videos have helped me to make progress on this. Thank you 👍
Always worth considering. I had surgery this week and I thought about my death a lot. It would have been alright if I had died, a relief in some sense. But I would like to make the most of my remaining time in my own peculiar unique way. So there you have it. No matter how I look at it, I will very likely be dead within the next 20 or so years. It could be in the next few minutes or more than 20 years, either way I’m not getting out of here alive.
@@TheBlizzkon Thanks. It’s funny to me that we all have such radically different ideas about what that means. I know that very few people share mine and that’s okay.
@@Newbill17 I think its good that we are all so different :) would be boring otherwise. Some have fear of missing out also called FOMO. But personally i think doing things that you like is not wasted time :) Dont know why but i think i heard a sentence "Don't be afraid to die but for not having lived"
The sad thing is if I had one year to live I think I would throw all caution to the wind. I would leave my family, my relationship, my job. If all of those matter so little to me, I don’t know what I’m living for. I feel like everything Joshua said as actions we wouldn’t do, aside from working more, are things I most definitely would do. I really don’t know if I have any meaningful relationships.
@@susannegiesen2114I guess i’ve never lived a life that’s been true to me, I still don’t. I get so worried about loosing what I have that I don’t take into account that what I have has never been what I’ve wanted. I let the people around me dictate my actions. I fear the judgment of others constantly. I feel like there’s no changing this, if I were to truly live the life I dream of, I’d regret it the next day.
Philosopher Neil Levy did a piece for Aeon called "Why is the deathbed perspective considered so valuable?" where he explored why we should be a bit skeptical about this line of thinking. There's also an article called "The Deathbed Fallacy"
I’m 63 and the years from 40 until now flew by so quickly that I truly cannot believe it. Each day goes by quicker and quicker.
It’s so true.
Thank you, Joshua. My husband and I are retired and hear a lot of people our age making big plans for dream vacations and home upgrades. I am grateful we are both content to spend our days doing simple things like watching the birds and playing with a grandchild on the floor. Your channel helps me remember our priorities. 💞
This scares me so much. I’ve lived with an autoimmune disease for 44 years. I worry that I’m not going to get to do or see everything I want in life. I wish I had done so much more when I was younger. No one knows how long they have and when you get older you really feel time creeping up on you. Your health can be compromised at any time and what you’ve waited to do may never happen. I’m trying to declutter my home as I know it takes so much time just to maintain and clean and I don’t want to waste time any more. As usual Joshua gives us his words of wisdom.❤️🙏
Sorry to hear of your autoimmune disease and I empathize with you. I’ve always been healthy and in the nutrition realm, and was recently diagnosed with chronic late stage Lyme disease. I have four little ones all under 11 and I’m in the peak of such a beautiful life. My main symptoms are fatigue and joint pain-Lyme is called the great mimicker because it looks like lupus and RA and MS etc. I’m working with the most amazing doctor and I’m making slow progress, but every day is different and I draw on His daily grace in a whole new way. I will never take this precious life for granted again and understand deeply like you that life and health is such a gift. I also hope there’s more awareness around Lyme disease. God bless you.
Take care not to be "blinded by fear". By sorting things - How to eat an elephant... one bite ate a time. When times comes, it will be easier for someone to focus to care for you because one big worry, your home is sorted, and paper work etc... is in place. All the best with the way forward, it's the only way to move ❤
I hear you. I’m 55 and have some health issues, too. I need to get ruthless with the clutter. It weighs us down and distracts us from the things that matter.
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My younger (56yo) sister knew she had less than a year when she quit chemo after a 4 year battle so she could enjoy her quality of life with what time she had left. My focus the last two years had been visiting her quarterly. Her daughter would facetime every night with her 2yo granddaughter. She loved indoor plants and it gave her a purpose each day. New growth gave her a sense of awe. Now we all have some of her plants to help us remember the good memories. The legacy she left was amazing. We had fun creating a cookbook of family favorites along with photos that each of her 3 adult children have. She found someone to make a doll with accessories from some of her items of clothing for her granddaughter. Now that her granddaughter is 3, she helps mommy care for all the plants at their house like she did when visiting my sister. She loved unconditionally and didn't sweat the small stuff. ❤
Deepest condolences ! I’m so sorry for your loss, but glad that you had closure , & are finding comfort in your cherished memories.
I am very sorry, thank you for sharing aspects of the beautiful person she was.
These are absolutely beautiful and Heart touching ideas. I was very moved by your sharing of your sister and how you keep the memories. ❤
@@lizzabbott Thank you!
@@-living4jesus4ever- Thank you! though I miss her, I cherish those memories and more.
Good reminder. Proverbs says, "Teach us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom ❤"
I believe that is a Psalm of Moses
My best dog is dying. I just got the news yesterday. I’m devastated because she’s the best dog I’ve ever had in my entire life. I rescued her 11 years ago. And I can say she rescued me too in more ways than I can count. My top priority is spending time with her now every single day and night. I don’t know how much time I have with Wendy. So I can’t waste a single precious moment. None of us know how much time we have on this earth. Thank you Joshua for reminding us of this very important lesson. This was an excellent video.
I’m so sorry 😢
I am so sorry they are so precious
I'm so sorry it is so painful
We luv them ❤
One of our children was in an accident recently. It is unreal they got out with minimal injuries, totalled car, and alive. It changes everything. Stuff does not matter.
She said,
“Don't call the doctor, I want to fall asleep peacefully, with your hand in mine.”
He told her about the past, how they met, their first kiss.
they didn't cry, they smiled.
They didn't regret anythng, they were grateful. Then she repeated softly,
'I love you forever!'
He returned her words, gave her a soft kiss on the forehead.
She closed her eyes and fell asleep peacefully with her hand in his.
Love is really all that matters because everyone comes into this world with nothing other than love and leves with nothing other than love.
Think about it.
Profession, career, bank account, our goods are just tools, nothing more.
Everything stays here.
So just love….
Love those that really love you.
Love, as if there was nothing more important in your life.
So precious 😢🥰
you are absolutely right, the most important and real things are the ones we can't see, hear or feel with our hands. I totally changed when i became a father. Materialism is now something from my past, things mean little to me now.
Thank you for sharing such clarity ❤
I truly enjoy the simple things. Prayer. A sunset. A porch conversation. A walk. Time with loved ones. Being a mom. I would do those things like I try to do now.
Thank you so much for this. I recently quit my job in pursuit of a better life, but I have been decluttering nonstop for a month and half. I don't even have that many things, but I am taking so much time trying to sell it and get optimal money for it. If this were my last year, I would have donated it all a month ago and moved on to enjoy the things I want to!
I would live exactly like I live now. I pray every day "Dear Lord, help me to enjoy today and be a blessing."
That's beautifully said!
@@auberjean6873 Aww... thank you :)
Something that was not mentioned here...I would spend much of my last days praying.
"Even if I don't die this year, this season of my life will."
Joshua , wanted to say thank you, your words helped me in a difficult time. I was given the diagnosis in 2020 of a rare Lymphoma cancer ,that has treatment, but no silver bullet cure. I found that slowing down, spending time with family and friends was what gives me the most joy. After long chemotherapy and bone marrow transplant I’m cancer free and a thriving survivor. Yes the present moment is a priceless “gift”.
Thankyou Jesus God bless you
I hope you stay healthy, you will stay healthy!
This is so profound as I have been in tears today learning of a friend who died from cancer at age 54, as well as a friend of my daughter who recently delivered a baby that is brain dead and now donating his heart to another baby in need. Our time is precious at any age. Make the best the best of it.
My daughter Jenny died when she was 15 to Myocarditis a heart virus I never new anyone who lived their life the fullest especially at that young age it truly put a new perspective on our lives and Jesus got us through everything
Thank you so much for this message! This inspired me to take my Swedish death cleaning to a new level. I've seen so many piles of discarded personal items piled up in the street after someone dies. That's it. That's how it ends. Thanks again, I appreciate your insights.
@LisaSimplified Yes, exactly
This video made me think about so many things, especially my mom. When she was diagnosed with cancer she cut ties with everyone around her and got more and more introverted as cancer progressed. I cannot say I would invest in relationships, but I can say I would be a lot more open about how I feel and I would prioritize comfort. Sending all my love to everyone who lost their loved ones 🙏🏻
I'm watching the channel I'm African American and Gay and 68 years old and HIV I! I was told many years ago I had one year. Glad I'm still here especially to hear your voice! Thanks for letting us know how to make it regardless of h🎉 different we may be.👏
My 49 year old friend (mother of 4) and her 28 year old daughter (mother of 2) were just tragically killed in a car accident. My best friend (45 mother of 3) is fighting stage 4 cancer. These thoughts have never been more real to me.
Hi Joshua,
As time flies, I get more mature up and so do you. Your words differ from those a year or five years ago. And I love listening to you more and more.
With your and some other minimalists' support, I've decluttered my small house and found more time for my passions and joys. After many years of hesitation, I returned to my greatest passion, started painting again, and became a successful artist.
No, this is not about success (though, it confirms that my decision was correct🙂), this is about following one of my greatest passions and joys.
If I knew I only had one year left, I know exactly how I would want to spend my last 365 days on this earth. It wouldn't be too different from how I live now.
I would paint for hours and walk on the beach every day. I would swim in the ocean. I would watch fishermen and maybe swim with sharks one more time🙂. (That was really something, I can tell!)
I would plant more trees, flowers, and other plants. I would eat more strawberries and drink my favorite wine. I would pet more dogs and children and talk to more people. My loved ones and others too; every good friend was once a stranger...
It would be a good year and I would have no regrets!
That was an important video; thank you, Joshua!
I read your book "things that matter" every year, this is my third time, as a reminder, of the important things in life...I cannot thank you enough Joshua, my life really changed, and I am grateful for every single moment❤
Someday we will have forever.
Great information.
Not a cause for fear, a call for action. I love that.
Thank you, Joshua. I’m amazed really that getting older has changed my way of thinking. “Things” just doesn’t matter anymore. I’m finding so much happiness in the simple pleasures of life…listening to the songs of birds, enjoying the beauty of God’s creation all around me, a handwritten note from a friend, relishing the simplicity of a single wildflower my husband picks and brings me. The simple pleasures are the best! I pray that I will be able to be a blessing to some ONE, at least, every day! This was beautiful, Joshua. Thank you!
Also, about to be a new empty nester. It is not easy after 26 years of child rearing. This was such a good word. Thank you Joshua. As much as I love RUclips, I spend too much time here. I need to disconnect a bit, but I’ll include you in my scheduled weekly time.
So absolutely true in every single way. It is such discipline to live every moment as if it were our last.
I sometimes think about this question because I already lost so many people. I would love to work less so I could spend more time with kids and grandchildren and not always be tired or ill because of too much work. But I can't change it, I have to earn the money so I can pay my rent and bills. I would love to go on vacation with my family, but I can't afford it. I also would love to do what I loved in my youth: Painting, going to museums, riding my bike, playing the guitar etc. But I' m always too tired for all that and happy when I can manage my cooking, cleanig etc. In the evening I' m mostly so tired, that I fall asleep while sitting on my sofa watching a bit RUclips. So I probably would not be able to change anything if this was my last year. But I can live with that although while writing this I get a little bit sad🥴 But I think this is just like live is and maybe it's the same case for many of us. And I also know that I am blessed with what my live already is and what the Lord gave me in my live😃My prayers go out to all those who might have only just one more year🙏Greetings from Germany
This video made me smile. Such a good reminder to live every day to the fullest.
My situation is that I may really be in the last year of my life. I've done some downsizing and re-organizing and re-packing; not major stuff, but it matters to me and gives me more peace of mind.
I've mentioned in comments here before that I have too many books and I've started giving books away that I haven't even read yet and maybe never will. I love books and reading and I need to focus on what I really want to read, not what looks like it might be interesting.
Recently the person who was my Power of Attorney, Medical Power of Attorney and Executor moved out of state so I need to find someone else to fill those roles. It's not a quality of life issue as Joshua spoke about in this video but a practical matter that we need to have settled.
I'm saying a prayer for you this evening.
It can be hard for “singletons” like us to put these matters in the right hands. My heir has all those designations but she lives far away and out of state. I think that’s okay in my case but it sounds like not so much in yours. And just finding some help can be difficult too. I don’t have a spouse or close friends nearby.
I wish you the best. Reading interesting books is a great way to spend valuable time. I’m finding that spending some time putting my own life in perspective with kindness, compassion, and trying to forgive myself is helpful. You know what is best for you so do those things and I hope you find all the love and help you need whether this is your last year or not.
Praying for you❤
Very sobering and enlightening.
I am at that age where if I live as long as my ancestors and my mother ( she was 98 when she died ) I have at most 20 years left. I wouldn't change anything because I have always done the things that I have wanted to do. This is the only house I have had and I have lived here 53 years. I would like to think that I can live here until I die, but that is unlikely. My youngest son is rehabbing his home and putting in a new bedroom and bath. His brother-in-law was teasing him today about making it a grandmother suite. I like to travel and since I have no family living close to me I travel to see them and also plan vacations with them as well as with a travel buddy. I have been eliminating excess stuff but if I knew I only had a year I would donate every unnecessary thing immediately so my kids would not have to deal with it. Then I would plan a trip to Europe for several months and pay for the whole family to go with me. Two are able to work remotely and one is a teacher with the summer off so that would be possible.
You should do it now ❤
This is a beautiful idea! Do it!!! You just might live 30 years longer! ❤😀
First plan and take the trip, then donate. I've been through several estate cleanups and all I can say is that it usually wraps up in about 2 weeks, a lot of stuff is donated, not kept by anyone. I would not spend precious time trying to make it so others can clean up less. A little bit everyday helps (baby steps) - take the trip first!
@@mariah3654 Actually I do travel quite a lot and many times with family. I have 3 trips planned now before Christmas. One is with my daughter and her family to Banff Canada. I also had my brother's estate to deal with who was a hoarder. It took a year to clean out and rehab so we could sell his house. My kids don't live close so anything they will have to deal with will be a burden.
@@mariah3654 that’s super great advice! I love that. I guess it’s probably similar to saying you’ll start working on your health when your home is in order. My Home may never be in just right order, but my health needs to be a priority today. ✨💛🙏
Thank you! you made my acts clearer. Indeed, thinking of dying next year compels me to think of when I die today. I must limit what I care for, I must care and make myself important. I now enjoying living the moment. Listening to you is worthwhile in my time remaining to live with how I like it. I love your wisdom.
Joshua, how we'd live it depends on our health. I would
write to people try to bless them and try to ask for forgiveness to the God that made me. Human connection would be most important. Drama would not be important.
I already realize that everyone may not be as mature as they will be so I would be patient.
By the time we realize why we are here we are closer to going
unfortunately. I'm just sick of people saying I wish I had said or done... for my mom or dad etc. Well they already showed us how unimportant we are because they are too busy, please don't say it afterwards, we can't hear you then!!!!! 🎉
I could feel the emotions when you were talking about your youngest graduating and a season of life ending. It does go by in a blink of an eye! 2 of mine graduated college and 2 more are graduating HS next week.
Joshua, for me this has been the most significant, insightful message that you’ve shared. We all need to hear that regularly as we get into our habits and many times insignificant priorities in our lives. Thank you
1. Sell some of my properties.
2. Secure mortuary.
3. Spend time whoever family member is left.
4. Spend time at a beach watching early morning sunrise.
5. Write all the life lessons I have learned.
Retired RN, majorly of my nursing, was spent in oncology, then palliative care. Attended many conferences related to the above subjects. One of the exercises the nurses would do at these conferences would be, what would be important if you had 1 year, 3 months, or weeks to live? Always an ah ha experience ❤
We so easily forget that our life is finite. Thank you Joshua for giving me some food for thought.
Wonderful sayings one more time Joshua! Thank you so much for your meaningful videos. You were the one that made me change so much during the years. Keep up your good service to people!
Had to listen to this powerful message twice. Thank you Mr. Becker.
You are welcome. Thank you for taking the video so seriously.
Your channel is a light to the world. What about adding acknowledging God as creator and savior before we die as top on the list? Many here on your channel do not yet know Him and you have a wonderful presence to share His presence, Joshua. Cheering you on! 📖🙏✝️
He will be able to help a greater audience if he does not mention personal faith choices. Not everyone believes the same thing, but most people see the value in his messages I think he is doing exactly the right thing and agree, he is a light to the world, just as he is. 🤍
I am seventy seven. I think about my passing more frequently now. I wish the times were better for myself and everyone in the world. Yes, we must make the most of every day.
I live every day like it is my last one. I tried to spent time with my family and friends. Thank you for this amazing video.
A simple and very meaningful message ❤❤❤ I'm 44 and working abroad far from my family 😢but I'm trying my very best to live my life godly and thanks God for the peace of mind and happy simple life ❤ I am blessed and so are you friends ❤😊
I'm 76 and soon my husband will turn 80. I know our time is limited and I've started decluttering 😂vand giving things away. But I'm going to have to give some thought to how I'd live if I only had one year left. Good question.
An important and yet dangerous question. If you ask this of someone who is in their 40s, it's going to hit different than someone who is 19. Having some perspective for the future, saving, making good choices when you're young isn't a bad thing. If you're older, sure, don't slave away and forget to live your life. But be careful if you're projecting your own moment on others who haven't reached where you are yet.
Such a life changing video. This is really an eye opener to me.salute to you sir from india🙋♀️
Live life to the fullest everyday no matter where or what stage you are.
This! ❤ Thank you for this gentle reminder and powerful question that we all must ask ourselves. I needed to hear this right now. Time is illusion that is on loan from Gd.
Thank you. If I had one year to live, I would clear out any lingering clutter and stuff so my kids don't have to deal with it.
I know myself - decluttering helps me grieve and process my journey into the next phase... surrounding myself with only the people and things I love and being me joy...
I would stop working. However, since I don't know when I might die, I don't have that option. I do already focus on experiences and relationships, but work definitely demands more time and energy than I wish it did.
I asked someone this very question recently. He responded that actually he has real experience, having been given 1 year to live by a doctor in 2020. His plan would have been to pull the kids out of school, quit work and take the year travelling with his family. However COVID lockdowns mean that was not possible. Thankfully the diagnosis turned out to be incorrect and his condition isn’t terminal. But for a good few months he really thought he had a year left.
Life is not a dress rehearsal ❤
And it's videos like this that prompted me to subscribe to you. Thankyou from New Zealand.
I turn 50 at the end of June, and this message and point you make is very true. Its crazy how much faster time passes. Thanks for the wonderful videos.
You will never see a UHaul truck following a hearse to the cemetery !!
Wonderful message. Thank you, Joshua.
Hi Joshua, this is a good one, enjoyed it, makes a lot of sense
My only child graduated this spring, too. He is staying home and attending college virtually. It is hard moving from the chapter of a parent of a kid under 18. He is still my kid but managing a new set of situations while trying to give him space and still be available to help. I am in the chapter of my life where I need to get back to my career and not focus as much on parenting. So much changing that needs to happen this summer. I wish everyone an eventful and productive summer. 😊
Once i saw the dream in which i was on my death bed and all i wanted to do before I die was just to be with my husband and daughter. I just realized that I love my daughter the most and since then i take each day and live to the fullest. I also realized that money is nothing once we leave the world, and hence the most important thing which I want to leave for my daughter is the book written by me where she can learn exactly what I want tyteach her and guide her in life
Joshua.... thank you oh so very much for this profound thought. I'm blessed to have made choices that have finally given me a a life worth living. I'm no longer sad and I live each day to the fullest giving thanks to a loving Universe. I wish for everyone to make the choices away from the accumulation of inanimate objects to things that nurture the spirit. Blessings on you and your family. ❤
Wow this is awesome advice..thank you ❤
First thing I would do is find good homes for my dogs. A place where they would let me visit occasionally - or take home for a few days, once in a while. To just not be there one day would confuse them and break their hearts. I left for a month one time, and they pined for weeks wondering when I would return. Aside from that, I would not change my life (except, stop watching so many You Tube videos during my spare time! :-) Life is good - praise the Lord!
A potent & important reminder, Joshua ! Thank you !! Seems I need to be reminded of life’s finite reality & time’s fleeting nature over & over again !!
Thank you so much for this meaningful message, Joshua. I will definitely do things differently onward
Great subject and video. Thank you.
I live everyday as if it was my last and if it isn't I Thank God.
I have a saying I coined this year
"Everything is Later - until its Not"
Funny I read that quickly as "everything is clutter until it's not."
What if it was your last day? I know of A wonderful Christian mother who had 4 children. On Sunday she went to church with her family and then on the way to work on Monday.She was struck dead by someone who was a drunk driver.
Unforeseen circumstances can happen to all of us as the bible says So we do not know what's going to happen from day to day from minute to minute.
But this is not all there is to life.Better things are to come.
Psalms.37: 9, 10, 11, 29
But yes We don't want to have anything interfere with the love of our family and our love for our neighbors and for our heavenly father. Let me take Our last breath, can we say to our heavenly father?
I put you first over everything else .
Yes, you are right.We want to spend the best time we can.With our loved once.
My son made me look at how short life is by counting the days not the years.
He says mom.Check your age and take it away from 80.And how many years do you have left?And once you figure out how many years you have left count.How many days are in the year?Then you'll know how many days you have left before you turn eighty.
When he told me how many Days I had left.I looked at it differently than how many years.
If a person is fifty years old it will be about 10, 900 days before they turn eighty.
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Joshua, it troubled us too when our last child left home too. It introduced more lonely time but wise friends suggested that was a short season before marriages, new relationships with expanded families and grandchildren. Maybe God does have a plan for the “short” future.
Staying in the moment each day.
I kind of had a death wish for awhile. It seemed like the end of my suffering would never come. So I would just pretend I was somewhere else better (esp as a trapped abused kid-and let’s also talk about how many years someone ELSE took from me and how THEY wasted my life away). I kept waiting tho. So idk. The opposite problem? If you were trapped in “jail” or as a hostage and still struggling to get out, would you not then just think “just kill me now.” ??
If this was my last year, I’d prob expedite no contact with a lot of folks who held me up like a hostage and be glad it was going to soon be over and also glad that they were not around at all in my last moments.
Sorry so grim, but then again I didn’t cause it either. Anything is better than being around them. Being poor, alone or dying before your time. I’ll take any other option besides having to be around any of them.
And well let’s just get real. The promise of being in a place like heaven where nobody has to cry and weep anymore or dodge evil around every corner. A place where there is nothing but pure love and guaranteed safety. No sickness. No death. No worries. A place where not one shred of evil is allowed to get in. It sounds a lot better than this jacked up place we live in down here. Just sayin. Idk why people would even WANT to treat this insane place called earth like some “forever home.” It’s more like a bad joke if you ask me. Valhalla…I’m coming…
No worries. I plan to stick it out for all of my days and duct tape together the best I can what I can’t fix, but I still find it very hard not to be highly cynical about it. Heaven on earth? It’s hard for me to imagine and I just think yah. When pigs fly. 🙄 Life is a constant war Bcuz evil never rests down here and never entirely goes away. Death is peace and rest. So best anyone can do is vow to fight valiantly until their time is up and then they can finally go Rest In Peace. So all I really want on my epitaph is “She was a valiant warrior. She was loyal to the bitter end.” We all WILL die. All any of us can really do is make sure that we don’t die in vain and all for naught.
Sorry not sorry it’s so long. I’ve prob thought a lot more about death than most have tho. I guess also I can’t see all the evil psychos being overthrown or justice ever being done in the span of just one year. So maybe that’s why I think whatever. Maybe it would just be better to go AWOL and spend the last year of my life as a siesta fest. Let someone else pick up the sword I left behind Bcuz I’m too tired anymore and have already done more than my fair share on the battlefield anyways.
This may sound crazy but helping others really helps. Even if it's just being nice to a stranger.
@@mariah3654 Well ya know. That’s all I ever wind up doing seems like and it’s like a user fest. All I am is taken for granted, burnt out and bled out and depleted anymore so I stopped bothering. I can’t trust anyone anymore. So screw it. At least not until I move away from here for starters. Or maybe I should say enabling and people trying to take advantage. There’s a sob story on every corner and half of them or better are con jobs and the poor will always be with us. You can’t help them all ya know. And a lot of them NEED to hear the word NO a lot more than they ever have.
People who live in some nice house in some nice neighborhood (who get things like privacy and who get to pick and choose who to help and when etc) would not really be able to comprehend where I landed and what manner of needy and insatiably greedy bottomless pits I am surrounded by on a daily. And even under my own roof. I’m not even knocking people who had the privilege of growing up normal and getting to learn things like good boundaries at a young age. They grow up and already know they need to live in a decent zip code or not put up with abusive bosses etc. That was not the case for me tho.
Here’s the deal when your “parents” are narcissists. You don’t get to have a self. You are their property and emotional punching bag. They throw their own kids under the bus to save their own hides. At any rate. It’s opposite world growing up with them. Normal parents….see kids as a gift and want to teach them how to have a good life. Protect them etc. Know that their job is to sacrifice for the kids. Narc parents? They think the kids are there to serve them from the birth until their death. Idk what to do anyways. Rapunzel wants to get out and be free but how does she actually get out when they have her so trapped both internally and externally.
So no. Not really. I lived a life of service to others, but that didn’t fix it. And some folks need to curb that Bcuz they give way too much to others at their own peril. People need to deal with their childhood trauma Bcuz that’s the only real way to fix it. And even then it takes years and a ton of work so half your life is gone before you can even get started having your own decent life. Forgive me for being so surly and negative but right now I’m in the righteous anger phase of this stuff and I need to have my “day in court” with this garbage. Feel goods from giving and caring don’t fix it tho. Justice and truth is what fixes things. And maybe that’s the “sword” Jesus was talking about when he said he didn’t come to make peace but a sword. Evil is still evil even if it winds up manifesting in your own toxic “parents.” (I fired them and revoked their titles Bcuz they did such a piss poor job of it). Peace at any cost is never real peace anyways.
Helping others doesn’t sound crazy. Not at all. But why do people just assume I’m that selfish like I never once bled for anyone else’s sake? Up here dying on some codependent cross and they say I need to give even more. Well maybe I’d be fool enough to do it but there’s nothing left to give. They took all I had already. And that was the grooming anyways. I was to bleed out for them until no blood was left in me. (And still they’d need more and more eternally…just like a vampire). And if I ever protested, I was called “selfish.” If I ever cried out in pain I was called “too sensitive.” So no. I really don’t think “giving more” is the right thing for me to be doing right now. The right thing is to end the eternal blood sucking once and for all.
Beautiful sentiments, thank you.
This video has come at just the right time and provided some much needed perspective
‘If you can afford a fancy car, you can make more of an impact driving an ordinary one’ I want that tattooed 🙌🏻
What a great message!
Many thanks for the motivation. We tend to take time for granted so often! I’ll be making some changes starting from right now…!
Thanks for the timely reminder 😊
Just wanted to pop on here & say i absolutely love your videos they have transformed my life. Would love it if you could do a whole video ok kids stuff & 1 on what you eat in a day or eating habits. I struggled with binge eating & over eating but your videos have helped me to make progress on this. Thank you 👍
If I had just one year left, I would travel to visit friends and family around the US. Something I should do anyway.
Thank you Joshua Becker!!!
This is so good. It reminds me of Ecclesiastes. Thank you!!
Fantastic reminder!
Thank you!🌺
Always worth considering. I had surgery this week and I thought about my death a lot. It would have been alright if I had died, a relief in some sense. But I would like to make the most of my remaining time in my own peculiar unique way. So there you have it. No matter how I look at it, I will very likely be dead within the next 20 or so years. It could be in the next few minutes or more than 20 years, either way I’m not getting out of here alive.
20 years go by fast but spend it well 🙂
@@TheBlizzkon Thanks. It’s funny to me that we all have such radically different ideas about what that means. I know that very few people share mine and that’s okay.
@@Newbill17 I think its good that we are all so different :) would be boring otherwise.
Some have fear of missing out also called FOMO. But personally i think doing things that you like is not wasted time :)
Dont know why but i think i heard a sentence "Don't be afraid to die but for not having lived"
So very touching Joshua... so profound. Thank you. ❤
such an important video, thanks for sharing
I feel like people need to be reminded of this message more regularly⏳
Thank you! very thought provoking and timely!
"If you can afford a fancy car, you can make more of an impact driving an ordinary one."
Poignant Thank you 🙏🏻
A great reminder, thanks Joshua!
Very interesting thoughts, thanks for the Inspiration
Very thought provoking.
Its been my dream to go on a cruise!
Here’s a sobering thought - count how many summers you may have left? That always makes me think 😢
My body is failing me at 45 so I understand.
Thank you!
The sad thing is if I had one year to live I think I would throw all caution to the wind. I would leave my family, my relationship, my job. If all of those matter so little to me, I don’t know what I’m living for. I feel like everything Joshua said as actions we wouldn’t do, aside from working more, are things I most definitely would do. I really don’t know if I have any meaningful relationships.
This sounds really sad to me. What happened that you do feel this way? I wish you could find it out and find luck again. 🍀
@@susannegiesen2114same thought
@@susannegiesen2114I guess i’ve never lived a life that’s been true to me, I still don’t. I get so worried about loosing what I have that I don’t take into account that what I have has never been what I’ve wanted. I let the people around me dictate my actions. I fear the judgment of others constantly. I feel like there’s no changing this, if I were to truly live the life I dream of, I’d regret it the next day.
Philosopher Neil Levy did a piece for Aeon called "Why is the deathbed perspective considered so valuable?" where he explored why we should be a bit skeptical about this line of thinking. There's also an article called "The Deathbed Fallacy"
Any of Your quoted sayings are of Great Value to me.