Living Life While Dying

Learning how to think about death changed how I live | PBS NewsHour. We are all dying. Get over it. You can be happy about the fact that you are dying. Keep it at the front of your mind every day, and you will find yourself living better and happier. Knowing that you will die; and, not knowing when, is a powerful motivator. It is a shame that it took my wife's death to get me thinking about how to live. Like many of us, I was lurching from one crisis, or joy, or rote replaying of the day before, without ever thinking that it might be the last. The last time I enjoyed intimacy. The last time I saw a good movie. The last time I savored a meal. The last time I laughed. Sooner or later, it will be the last time. I may die tomorrow. You may die tomorrow. So, do some living today. And, don't be afraid to think about death. It will help you to live.