Thursday, April 16, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Death is inevitable. What does it teach us? If it\u2019s inevitable, avoidance is futile. We must deal. So, let\u2019s deal, now. <\/em>Watch videos about near-death experiences. Cozy up and watch hospice nurses discuss what goes on at \u201cthe end.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n There\u2019s the death rattle\u2014this gurgling noise of choking and groaning. There\u2019s the death reach\u2014when dying hands raise to the sky. There\u2019s returning cognition\u2014the dying are able to answer questions even after being comatose. Search for death and you can hear the rattle, see the reach, and watch the dying speak as they fade. Once the body dies, it can move. Does that creep you out?<\/p>\n\n\n\n You gotta clear the creeps. Get familiar and cozy. You\u2019re still respectful, but desensitized to aversion. Ponder your funeral. Imagine being in hospice. Imagine the doctor informing you of your \u201cterminal\u201d diagnosis. Why must a white coat make it \u201cofficial\u201d? Officialize it now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Coming to terms with your death releases fear. It releases you from the negativity bias, the notion that what you don\u2019t want is inevitable\u2014lack, dwindling supply, clasping for air. Avoiding death increases suffering. Befriending death heals you. Do you have a choice in what\u2019s inevitable?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Let\u2019s want<\/em> to die. Let\u2019s look forward to this indulgent relief. Let\u2019s be hospitable to inevitability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Coming to terms with death is important to the fullness of Truth. If you\u2019re no longer scared to die, you\u2019ll no longer be scared to live in joyfulness; to spend and use your resources and time playfully; and to throw caution to the wind like a kid. Is death a pal? It\u2019s inevitable, so friend and foe it does not know! Welcome the reaper, making it no longer grim, and the medicine goes down like a spoonful of sugar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Have a funeral. Say goodbye. Pull the plug and fall in love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n