“Death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new.” — Steve Jobs Human mortality is one of the strongest forces we have, helping us focus on what is truly important, and pushing us to get things done. Imagine…
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Top five regrets of the dying
A nurse has compiled the top five regrets of the dying. I have read the summary often, and I also plan to read the book. I’m drawn to such insights, because they help me to break out of my day to day routine and help me re-focus on what is truly important. Here are the…
Contemplating Mortality
It’s healthy to reflect on the nature of impermanence, especially our human mortality. The Stoics recommend to prepare for your own death every day. During one of my daily reflections, I looked it up. Each day, 150,000 humans die. That means that in 2019, more than 50 million people will die. It’s good to remember…