Life Review Questions [1]
1. What have you learned about your
life of life in general? From what you have learned, what do you think will be
helpful to others?
2. How would you respond to the
question, what is the meaning of life (or what is the meaning of your life?) Have your thoughts about the meaning of
life changed since you retired?
3. Looking back on your life now, do
you wish you had dune anything differently? If so, what? What are you the happiest about having
done, or most proud of?
4. From your perspective now, what do
you think matters most (or should matter most) in life. (Or matters most to you?) What if anything, once seemed important
to you but know longer seems so important?
5. Are you more spiritual since you
retired?
6. What would you say are the best things
in life?
7. What do you believe are the most
important aspects of your relationships with other people? (Especially those
you feel closest to)?
8. To what extent do you care about what other
people think about you?
9. How would you like to be remembered after you
die?
10. If you could live for many more years, what would you
most like to do with all of that time?
11. What
is your view of humankind these days?
12. What
have been the most satisfying or fulfilling experiences in your life?
[1] Questions
Adapted from Kinnier, R. T. et al. In the final analysis: More wisdom from
people who have faced death, Journal of Counseling & Development,79 Spring
2001 Volume 79,171-177.
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