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The last day of the last year to live
Remember A Year To Live challenge? Last Friday was the last day of my experiment. I “died.” It is time to draw the results. Overall, it was a very illuminating challenge and I highly recommend it. Most of the things … Continue reading
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Tagged alive, death, experiment, happiness, happy, last year, nomad, universe
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What would you do if you had 24 hours left to live?
Ask friends and family too. You will learn something new. A friend said she’d get on the first flight to Hawaii. Another friend would finally try psychedelics. My son would fly to Japan. I’d hug everyone I love, eat something … Continue reading
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Tagged bucket list, death, happiness, happy, joy, nomad, question, self-discovery, universe
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Contemplating death five times a day brings happiness
I am preparing for a home retreat on impermanence with Pema Chodron (Buddhist nun) and these are the five reminders we were told to keep with us daily. I relate.
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Tagged buddhism, death, happiness, happy, impermanence, nomad, pema chodron, retreat, universe
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The Egg – a beautiful story by Andy Weir
A friend’s partner lost her dad to covid recently and he asked us for resources on grieving. Among other resources, I found this beautiful story by Andy Weir about death, after death, God and reality. The animated version is above.
“Dying to be me” by Anita Moorjani #book #psychedelics
I discovered Wayne Dyer through Kamal Ravikant. I discovered Anita Moorjani through Wayne Dyer. Synchronicity at work 😊
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Tagged anita moorjani, book, cancer, death, happiness, happy, love, near death, nomad, psychedelics, self help, universe, wayne dyer
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Make art even if it sucks — Hitrecord ‘Death’ remix
Making art is something I have missed when I was busy. In my archives I dug out this cheery 🙂 short film that I remixed using rewfoe (Hitrecord user) imagery . Perhaps I should return to creating there, there is … Continue reading
The dragonfly story #grieving #loss
One of my best friends has recently lost her father. When she told me, I burst into tears – so strong was her pain and my grief. I shared with her the dragonfly story that I heard as a German … Continue reading
The dust dance
The dust dance We are all shit That will turn into dust. We come from stardust And return we must. In sunlit bathroom Do not go aghast When you find yourself In a cloud of dust. Skin flakes and dust … Continue reading
Ram Dass, Going Home
This short documentary is a meditation on life, death, what is important and what next from one of the most famous spiritual teachers of our time. Fascinating. I loved the Seeta Ram mantra being chanted mid film.
The Tibetan Book of the Dead is not about death (part 1) #happiness
I wanted to read this book forever but despite my interest in death and dying, I was a bit conscious of the subject. Then I watched this documentary (link to part 2 is on the right side of the video … Continue reading
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Tagged book, buddha, buddhism, death, documentary, funeral, happiness, happy, nomad, ritual, tibet, universe
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