That we all have moments of near-death, is a reason to have a little extra grace.
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Legacy Beyond Life: Introducing the Centennial Obituary Exercise
We can clarify the life we want to have, if we imagine the ripple effect we hope to have long after we’ve gone, to people we’ve never met.
“I’m not going anywhere.”
How do we make a promise to be around, when we must contend with an unpredictable life?
I don’t know if anyone else thinks about what life would be like without their partner. It’s like the worst thing. Which is probably why it’s a thought experiment that’s private, saved for dark corners and late nights, never to be acknowledged.
At the same time, perhaps it’s a pain that, when confronted, helps us to truly live. I don’t know. It’s a complicated feeling and idea. I don’t know for sure, but it’s something I think my father understood.
At some point in the past five years, I accepted that the door Papa went through went one way.
We are lucky, my love, because even though we have to grapple with uncertainty we get to watch things grow.