Tag Archives: death

New challenge. A year to live #happiness

Posted on October 23, 2021 by lolkin

This week I’ve launched a newsletter for the mental health/ online therapy social enterprise I work for (you can subscribe here), planned a staycation for next week (if I can’t travel, I will eat out), started therapy, yes, finally, got … Continue reading →

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The Egg – a beautiful story by Andy Weir

Posted on May 22, 2021 by lolkin

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.

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Emptiness Survival Kit. Part 1: Face The Emptiness. Day 7: Your mind is the void.

Posted on January 8, 2021 by lolkin

“People are scared to empty their minds fearing that they will be engulfed by the void. What they don’t realize is that their own mind is the void.” — Huang-po 

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“Dying to be me” by Anita Moorjani #book #psychedelics

Posted on March 7, 2020 by lolkin

I discovered Wayne Dyer through Kamal Ravikant. I discovered Anita Moorjani through Wayne Dyer. Synchronicity at work 😊

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“Who is spared in the end from leaving?” — Songs by Cacamatzin

Posted on December 14, 2019 by lolkin

I’ve been looking for this poem for years! I first saw it at The British Museum’s Aztec exhibition ages ago and found it recently in the old photos. The poem is by Cacamatzin, the Aztec ruler of Texcoco (source here). … Continue reading →

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Make art even if it sucks – Hitrecord ‘Death’ remix

Posted on October 12, 2019 by lolkin

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 when I was creating with Hitrecord. Perhaps I should return … Continue reading →

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The dragonfly story #grieving #loss

Posted on April 20, 2019 by lolkin

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 →

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Enlightened exits #death #zen

Posted on April 13, 2019 by lolkin

I found this page when I wanted to read about the last words of enlightened people. Fake or real (I did not verify the source), these stories are very inspiring. Especially the one I am sharing below. What a way … Continue reading →

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On death: the best eulogy, according to a physicist

Posted on September 8, 2018 by lolkin

I was reminded of Aaron Freeman’s words (full text here) recently when I wanted to console to a lady on Quora whose husband of many years died suddenly in hospital.

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The dust dance #amwriting

Posted on May 20, 2018 by lolkin

I usually post on Saturday 7:45am. When I miss this deadline, like this weekend, I either do not post or I post at the same time on Sunday or Monday. Today I will do it at 7:45pm 🙂  I want … Continue reading →

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