Category Archives: My Experiment in Dying and Living

On dying and living…

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Vadivu

Elisabeth Kubler Ross was an expert on dying. Here are some of her wise words… “The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of … Continue reading →

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My Last Words

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Vadivu

Last year I did an experiment to live as if it was my final year to live. I didn’t blog about it directly as much but many other things I blogged about, did include this lens I put on. I haven’t … Continue reading →

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Before I die…

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Vadivu

As the last two months of my experiment approach, priorities become clearer. One priority is to love myself truly, madly and deeply and be at peace with myself and the life I have lived before I die. How would you end this … Continue reading →

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Video: Steve Jobs on How to Live Before You Die

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Vadivu

I’m sorry to hear that Apple’s co-founder and visionary Steve Jobs has died. Here’s an inspiring video by him. He found the awareness of death to be a very important tool in his life. How could you incorporate death awareness into … Continue reading →

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Top 5 deathbed regrets

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Vadivu

Here’s a great piece by Bronnie Ware, someone who worked in palliative care on deathbed regrets. The five regrets are: 1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of … Continue reading →

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Renewal

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Vadivu

We wrote down things we wanted to let go of, actions to forgive by ourselves and others, then quietly witnessed each other burn the pieces of paper. Two friends and I did this the last time we met to discuss our … Continue reading →

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Leaving a Trail of Light

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Vadivu

I am still on my experiment to live as though this is my last year. One image that has emerged from the time I started this experiment is that of light. Several years ago, I watched a man, John Diaz, who had survived a … Continue reading →

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Martin Luther King on his death

Posted on January 20, 2011 by admin

Since I am thinking about my death, this part of a sermon by Martin Luther King on 4 February 1968 made me think about what I would want to leave behind. (He was assassinated two months later.) King uses the … Continue reading →

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Videos: What dying can teach us about living

Posted on January 1, 2011 by

Death is not talked about very openly or positively in our culture yet learning to die with grace is really about living fully, consciously and joyfully. These videos introduce us to this important idea. Wisdom of Dying Trailer 1 Wisdom of Dying … Continue reading →

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A Year to Live

Posted on January 1, 2011 by admin

I took some time out for Silence and Reflection on the questions I had posted. It was really useful!  I also made a list of regrets and mistakes of 2010, extracted my lessons from them and let them go. Actually I burnt … Continue reading →

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