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I don’t really see myself as being in my midlife. That would mean that at least half of my life has already passed. But seriously, do I really believe I will live to be a hundred? Amazing how the brain can live with such cognitive dissonance! What I do notice recently is a heightened awareness … Lees meer

My friend called me from the hospital – they had found the source of the strange flecks in her vision. There was a tumour in her brain which was swiftly removed but there were metastases. She had had a wakeup call. Could I come by and help her write her living will? Patricia was a … Lees meer

“Courage is the power to let go of thefamiliar.” — Raymond Lindquist It’s funny that we often speak of the Great Unknown of death as if we have never before encountered a new or unfamiliar situation. Every day, when we walk out the door, we never know how the day will actually unfold. One moment … Lees meer

“You never know how much you really believe anything until its truth or falsehood becomes a matter of life and death to you.” ― C.S. Lewis  Death is often called the “Great Unknown” – the biggest mystery of life. Those who go before us don’t send back vlogs of their experiences. Nobody writes back from … Lees meer

*** Lees de Nederlandse versie hier *** Nobody likes to think about death. There are any number of subjects that are more attractive to us than thinking about death. Death is morbid and depressing. We don’t like thinking about accidents or robberies either. Yet we do think about these things long enough to decide to … Lees meer