What happens in the days after you die?
It will be horrible for your loved ones.
I just learned about something you can do to make that easier for them:
The Green Box Exercise. https://t.co/wQmpkJNafU
What happens in the days after you die? It will be horrible for your loved ones. I just learned about something you can do to make that easier for them: The Green Box Exercise. https://t.co/wQmpkJNafU
There are three deaths. The first is when the body ceases to function. The second is when the body is consigned to the grave. The third is that moment, sometime in the future, when your name is spoken for the last time.
David Eagleman • Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives
What can we do when we are forced to face death? Do we continue ignoring it or do we weave it into our understanding, possibly creating a more nuanced appreciation for both the fleetingness of life and its interconnected nature? I find that it is this very activity that can arm us with the tools needed to continue living in a world that no longer p... See more
Veronica Menaldi • After mom died, I found great comfort in a medieval Andalusian tale | Psyche Ideas
I hope you haven’t been to a lot of funerals, but it’s amazing what gets said to a lifeless body lying in a coffin. So many of us — afraid to feel uncomfortable or to look “weird” — wait until that loved one is gone to express our genuine appreciation for them.
Tripp Lanier • This Book Will Make You Dangerous: The Irreverent Guide For Men Who Refuse to Settle
Before you are old attend as many funerals as you can bear and listen. Nobody talks about the departed’s achievements. The only thing people will remember is what kind of person you were while you were achieving.