No regrets policy

"After all these years, I still sometimes cry when I think of my mum," WL admitted. "I regret not appreciating her more when she was alive."

I visit my elderly parents regularly, and make a point each time to give them a hug. When we look back on my life, we don't usually regret what we have already done nearly as much as what we haven't done.

When we give to get, we may get back something, but we are often left unsatisfied. When we give for the sake of giving, the act instantly activates inner joy, worth, meaning, connection and purpose.