The idea for the single “Regrets of My Life” to be released 16th October 2025, didn’t come from my own imagination this time, but from something that truly moved me, an article about Bronnie Ware, a palliative nurse who spent years working with people near the end of their lives. She wrote about what she called “The Top Five Regrets of the Dying”, the reflections people shared when they had little time left.
Reading her words stopped me. They were both heartbreaking and enlightening. These are the five regrets she heard most often:
“I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.”
“I wish I hadn’t worked so hard.”
“I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings.”
“I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.”
“I wish that I had let myself be happier.”
These are such simple sentences — and yet they carry the full weight of a lifetime.
When I read them, I felt an ache of recognition. I’m not at the end of my life, hopefully far from it, but I’ve lived long enough to understand what they meant. I’ve worked too hard. I’ve kept quiet when I should have spoken. I’ve lost touch with dear friends I still think about. And like most people, I’ve sometimes forgotten to just be happy.
That article made me stop and think about what really matters, not in some dramatic or moral sense, but in a very human one. The small things: being honest with yourself, showing love when you feel it, taking the time to laugh, letting people know they matter.
So I wrote “Regrets of My Life” as a reminder to myself, and maybe to others, that it’s not too late to live more truthfully. We can still express what’s inside us, make that call, forgive, slow down, and choose joy.
The song isn’t sad to me. It’s peaceful. Because regrets are just lessons that arrived a little late. And sometimes, they come right on time, when we’re finally ready to listen.
Alicia Z.