Losing my hurt how a rock cracks open. The silence of my heart breaking was deafening. The pain was numbing and my breathe was shallow. But then there came a voice from within that said, 'this is for the best', I shattered as I realize how true it was. i ...
I would like to share with you, The following paragraphs are taken from a lecture by Rudolf Steiner made over a hundred years ago. This lecture is available as a small book titled ‘ The Dead are with Us’ by Sophia Books. Or it can be obtained as a part of ...
Dealing with your own mortality can be a challenging prospect, but approaching death doesn’t have to be an unpleasant or deeply distressing experience. With the right support and care, this sacred journey can be calm, peaceful and tranquil.
Although death is the only certainty in life, it can be ...
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I’ve always been fascinated with the idea of death as far back as I can remember, from earliest childhood. You may think that’s kind of morbid, but when a child at night says the phrase If I should die before I wake, there’s something about ...
Although preservation of life is medicine’s central goal, ultimately however, death is an unavoidable outcome. In the last decade, there has been a tremendous increase in nursing homes, assisted living homes, long-term care centers, along with a very significant increase in older people living alone in their own homes ...
I am grateful for so much since finding my way into my current headspace. I am not overly sure I knew just how grateful I would become for all that life promises until recent events. I have heard countless stories, believed in everything, seen the results with my own ...
We all thing of grief and mourning as the process that comes after a death. But, there is an even longer mourning period that comes before the loved one’s death. The grief process we go through leading up to a loved one’s death is usually referred to as ...
Lots of people still equate life after death with religion. Does life after death have to have anything to do with religion? I think we will only be able to understand and prove/accept life after death when we fully realize that it has nothing whatsoever to do with religion ...
Gracias a todas las personas que os acercasteis al Death Cafe de Donostia-Euskadi (SPAIN) el pasado mes de Febrero.
Encuentros desde esa COMPASION que nos une .
ESKERRIK ASKO BIHOTZEZ
Amaia
Mandalara Taldea
It is both strange and interesting to look forward to a shared conversation about death, in particular with an unknown configuration of family, friends, neighbours and strangers who have yet to give shape to that group and its discussion. Who will come? Why or why not? Will there be enough ...
Life is filled with all sorts of ups and downs. However, one of the worst experiences in one’s life is the loss of a loved one. The scar that this experience leaves in person’s mind never fades away. It is one of the most depressing experiences. If a ...
We are based in San Jose, CA, USA and we are starting an art project called "Mementomorium—Transforming the fear of dying into the happiness of living".
The idea is to induce a deathbed-like experience through a short-term session in a sensory deprivation casket (a dark, quiet, and cushioned chamber ...
I came home a short while ago from a night shift in a care home for the elderly and mentally ill.
My last three hours were with a man called Ken. A year ago he was the life and soul of the unit, so I’m told. Now 90% of ...
Our first Death Cafe at Woodbine Heights is still 5 weeks away, but I'm already thinking about it, pretty constantly.
This is partly due to the seeming incongruity of hosting a gathering to talk about death in a religious institution that is apparently supposed to focus on life, both ...