Originally Posted by
Mags1 
Kenton, a book came to mind while reading your post. ‘The top five regrets of the dying’.
1. I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
2. I wish I hadn't worked so hard.
3. I wish I'd had the courage to express my feelings.
4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.
5. I wish that I had let myself be happier.
I know you’ll find the right formula of life for you and your wonderful family.
I might have to check this out. I just started A Year To Live, by Stephen Levine, with a similar theme. I just started it, but I think the gist is to get you, the reader, to live as though it’s your final year.