How would you change?

Reading from Tuesday, May 28, 2012 yoga class

I love TED talks... if you have never listened to one, type TED talks in a Google search.   You will not be disappointed.  What follows are notes I took on a TED talk given by Ric Elias who survived an airplane crash on the Hudson River in NYC in January of 2009. 

3 things I learned while my plane crashed:

1.  It all changes in an instant.  We all have bucket lists.  We all have things we want to do in life... all the people we want to reach out to and didn't...all the fences we want to mend... all the experiences we wanted to have and didn't.  He has a saying: "I collect bad wines."  If the wine is there and the person is there, he is opening the wine.  He no longer wants to postpone anything in life...that urgency has really changed his life. 

2.  He regrets all the time he wasted on things that DID NOT matter with people THAT matter.  He thought about the relationship with his wife, friends, family and decided to eliminate negative energy in his life.  He no longer chooses to be right, he chooses to be happy.

3.  He said that it wasn't scary...that thought of dying, but it was sad because he didn't want to die.  He loved his life and his only wish was that he could see his kids grow up.  About a month after this experience he was at a school performance by his 1st grade daughter and he is sitting there bawling his eyes out.  One of the things that matter most, was to be a great Dad...above all.  He was given the gift of the miracle of NOT dying that day.  He was given another gift...to see into the future and come back and live differently. 

Imagine...if this were to happen to you.  How would you change?

What would you get done that you think you'll get done because you are going to be here forever?

How would you change your relationships and the negative energy in them?

Are you being the best parent, grandparent, wife, husband, person, friend you can?