Jollibee, California, USA.

On the way to San Diego, we discovered a Jollibee, just off the I-15 highway in Mira Mesa.

I have not tried Jollibee’s legendary chickenjoy so we pulled in to sample the delights of Filipino fried chicken.

Wow, loved it.

Perfectly fried chicken served with a delicious, aromatic gravy and a side of rice.

The Jollibee restaurant we went toclosed and relocated to a new premises on the other side of the mall car park.

Success ?

“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.

This is to have succeeded”.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
US essayist & poet (1803 – 1882)

Deathbed confessions ?

What do you say when you get to the end and look back on your life ?

It’s a helluva question. One most people don’t contemplate until those last moments actually arrive.

Well, Bonnie Ware, who worked for years caring for the dying, reveals the top 5 regrets people make on their deathbeds:

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 didn’t work 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.

For me, this really hit home: “From the moment that you lose your health, it is too late. Health brings a freedom very few realise, until they no longer have it“.

So true.

But you never fully understand what that means until it’s too late.

Ultimately, life is about love and relationships. We should remember that until our dying day.