- I didn’t spend long enough on Twitter
- I took way too many risks
- Thank God I always ignored my gut instinct
- I’m stoked I got up at 4.00am to snag that iPod 2
- I wished I’d spent longer at work
- I’m so glad I hung on to all these grudges
- I’m delighted I put off attending to my bucket list
- I knew that lump wasn’t worth getting checked out
- I spent too much time with the kids
- The decision to buy a new pair of boots rather than hire a Life Coach was the best I ever made
- Why didn’t I buy more stuff?
- My death should seriously up my subscriber count on Facebook. Woo-hoo baby!
- I’m so lucky I always resisted the urge to do something meaningful and fulfilling with my life
- The 15th day of the Casey Anthony trial was my favorite
- I’m glad I got offended by the guy that made a fart joke on Twitter
- I’m grateful my inbox is almost empty
- Does my ass look big in this bed?
- I didn’t witness anything like enough death and destruction via the media
- I taught my parents a valuable lesson when I stopped talking to them for 5 years
- My life would have been an absolutely travesty without Facebook
- Why did I waste so much time doing voluntary work?
- My greatest disappointment is missing the occasional episode of TMZ
- Can you please turn the TV on I want to catch some local news?
- I had way too much fun
- I didn’t make enough snap judgments about people
- Never leaving the country of my birth was a wonderful decision
- I’m relieved I put off enjoying life until I retired last year
- I’m proud of all those late night e-mails I sent out to co-workers proving I was still working
- That cosmetic surgery was the best thing I ever did
- How much money is in my bank account?
- I’d rather be alone if you don’t mind
- Publishing that book I spent 5 years writing would have been a waste of time anyway
- I’ll e-mail you from the other side
- I’m glad I bought that $47 ebook on minimalism and got the $970 worth of free stuff with it.
- I’m just relieved I know what Charlie Sheen is up to
- What a waste of money all those vacations were!
- Why didn’t I send more e-mails complaining about stuff?
- It sucks that it’s raining
- What’s happening with the economy?
- If I hadn’t cleaned the handle of supermarket trolleys I’d have been dead years ago
- Oh shit, I think I have a spot on my chin
- I’m glad we don’t have social medicine and my partner will have to spend the next 10 years working to pay off my medical bills
- Constantly settling for second best was awesome
- I’m thankful I never let people see the real amazing and brilliant me
- I’m going to miss having a good old gossip
- I feel better knowing that I always refused to back down, even on the occasions when I knew I was wrong
- I’m not keen on those drapes
- Those sleepless nights worrying about shit that never happened were emotional energy well spent
- Can somebody hit the reset button please?
- This one is down to you, what do you know you will never say on your death bed?
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50. Constantly not having time for my dreams was the best experience ever…
Another one would be (this one is staring me in the face right now…) – I am so happy I always forget to water the flowers I receive as a gift and they eventually end up dying…
Going to pour some water over the poor rose :( …right now!
Hopefully you have time for your dreams!
Forgot to mention I LOVE number 34. :)
I wish I could just stay right here and not have to get up to go pee. Oh yeaaaaahhh…
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WTF? LMAO, I have no idea what you’re talking about Paritee!
Ah yes, this is brilliant. I particularly like the Charlie Sheen line.
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Brilliant! I particularly love the one about Charlie Sheen. It’s this post that’s winning. Not him.
Alison Golden recently posted..4 Heartstopping Myths On Drowning Every Responsible Parent Should Know
Maybe saying you like the Charlie Sheen line was somewhat unfortunate bearing in mind he predilection for Bolivian marching powder!
Definitely puts things into perspective. Great point and great list.
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#50…I wish I had spent more time cleaning the house. Great list!
That could definitely have made the list, nice one!
I’m really glad I spent so long talking myself out of chasing my dreams. I would have just failed anyway.
Or how about:
I ate waaaaaaay too much chocolate.
I like that second one. Maybe because I ate an entire bar of dark chocolate this morning and had pangs of guilt afterward. Now I don’t ;-)
I’m glad I always paid attention to what other people thought at the expense of enjoying myself.
Damn you sir!
That’s the first one where I said “Fuck why didn’t I have that in there?”
Awww, cheers dude!
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On my deathbed, I will never say…
I don’t care!
Ok, shared this on facebook, where’s the twittery sharey thing–
I dunno, the Twittery sharey thing has a tendency to disappear every now and then. I shall give it a damn good thrashing.
50. I’m such a failure because I’ve never been able to get back in my skinny jeans.
Yeh that definitely would be a huge failure in life and something well worth fretting over ;-)
I wish I hadn’t been true to myself in following my dreams.
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Yeh that dream chasing is for the birds!
I’m glad I never forgave them.
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I agree, who needs forgiveness, it’s way overrated.
Thank God it’s almost over — it all went by wayyyy too slow!
OMG, I just had an interview with Peter Buffet and we were talking about that. It sure as hell doesn’t slow down, does it? :-(
Tim, you outdid yourself on this one. Where did you ever get all these ideas? I had about 15 favorites and 20 good laughs.
50. In my next life, I want to be a republican.
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LMAO, brilliant!
Printing this right now Tim to go on the most-seen communication device in my house – the refrigerator.
Thanks for sharing and Amen!
Alex
You may need a tiny bit of white out for the safe for kids version ;-)
There’s this writing exercise that I saw the other day – you have 15 minutes to live. Write for that 15 minutes. I wonder if there was anyone who didn’t write to their loved ones.
Maybe my #50 would be I’m glad I didn’t love too many people – I could have been way too hurt!
Great post, Tim! Apparently you ARE king of the list posts..
Well I can’t speak for anybody else, but I’d write a letter of complaint about the worsening economy.
Is that the Brit in you speaking? :P
No, that would have been about the worsening weather.
50. Thank GOD I got to level 85 in World of Warcraft.
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LOL-Did you really actually play that? :-)
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Hehe, but I hear you need to be almost God-like anyway to get to level 85.
#50 of the things I won’t say on my death bed – “I wish I hadn’t spent so much time playing with my dogs.”
That’s cheating Mr Poole, don’t make me ban you! I think you can borrow marys from above. Or better still how about “I’m so glad I got to know Alan Weiss, he was such a lovely down to earth and humble guy?” ;-)
I almost spit out my martini as I read your comment above. The very last thought I’d want to have on my deathbed would be any kind about Alan Weiss. I’d know for sure that there really is a hell.
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Great post. I just might say, “Figures I have a pimple on my chin, too. Think the mortician can cover this up?” But it would be a joke.
I think I wouldn’t say, “I’m glad I yelled at my kid for whining too much.”
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I think the pimple is worse. That would be soooo embarrassing dying like that.
Great list! My addition: I’m so glad I skipped my favorite dessert.
Unless of course you’re on your death bed in a diabetic coma, then maybe it was wise.
This is now my bucket list. My personal addition at the moment would be, “I played way too much with my dogs”.
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Are you and Bob Poole up above in cahoots?
Hi Tim,
You have a terrifically wild imagination……and that’s the way to go baby!
be good to yourself
David
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Ha, the one about “does my butt look big in this bed” cracked me up. Mine: I wish I had spent more time playing Angry Birds!
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Things I will never want to say on my death bed:
#50 – I wish I hadn’t worked so hard. I feel like I am one of those guys who has not had enough fun in life.
#51 – See? I told you I was RIGHT.
Heh… I probably will be telling people I was right. And that they had better listen.
Michael Martine, Blog Alchemist recently posted..Infographic- The Future of Blogging & Social Media Marketing
You could definitely go with. “See I told you I was sick” That way you get in the fact that you were right and make everybody else feel shit too. Win/win! ;-)
Tim Brownson recently posted..50 Things You Won’t Say On Your Death Bed
I don’t mind the thousands of hours I’ve wasted reading depressing newspapers and watching poor quality TV.
Rob Collins recently posted..Overcoming Common Problems
Yep, a few people could mutter that one!
Tim Brownson recently posted..50 Things You Won’t Say On Your Death Bed
- I wish I’d managed to see ALL of Stargate SG-1.
or
- Do you think I worked hard enough? I could probably have earned more, couldn’t I?
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That work one is a killer. We all get it, but few of us embrace it.
Tim Brownson recently posted..50 Things You Won’t Say On Your Death Bed
I am SO glad I spent all of that time comparing myself to other people.
50. I’m glad I rarely called my friends, the funeral will cost less.
51. Wish I’d spent more time shopping. I could use a new pair of shoes to go with this ugly outfit they chose for me. lol
52. so happy I have a stash of gold bars.
oh boy, there’s tons of them!
Aren’t you glad we have a “choice” now to decide what we do with our time? gee…and here I am posting on the web.