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Verse - But when...
John Dixon/The News-Gazette Steven Shoemaker, a retired pastor who attends the Philo Presbyterian Church, wrote a letter to the editor saying the Philo church leaders would be discussing hosting a...
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Tuesdays with Morrie, by Mitch Albom*****
My older sister gives away most of the books she reads when she is done. She doesn’t have a lot of shelf space, and she likes the idea of other people getting to read something free. So imagine my...
View ArticleVerse - ...And I eat
…and I Eat Lifesaver ™ Candy The Doc said pancreatic Cancer, No more a geriatric Dancer, But may the gods bless her, My Yoga instructor Gives only a lifesaving Answer! [Several of my friends practice...
View ArticleRow, row, row your boat?
I have often thought that it is the thought of death, with no belief in an afterlife, that makes som
View ArticleIT'S BEEN AWHILE I KNOW...
Perhaps that’s the rhythm of this journey–as time goes by there are whole weeks and months when life just goes on and we get caught up in the daily ins and outs. Of course it does not mean the loss is...
View ArticleChoosing Death by VSED with Phyllis Shacter
https://lessonsfromdying.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/podcastshacter.mp3 Join Dr. Karen Wyatt and her guest Phyllis Shacter, an advocate for natural dying through voluntary stopping of eating and...
View ArticleTMC will be featured in documentary about palliative care and end-of-life
Arizona Public Media, AZPM, is airing an original documentary that sheds light on a subject most peo
View ArticleFour Strange Superstitions About Death
Human beings have tried since the beginning to make sense of the mysteries behind death and dying. Over the years, many superstitions have made their way into mainstream culture and still affect our...
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In Life, In Beauty, and in Death
In Memoriam, Apolinaire My first and forever horse, Apolinaire, long time leader and patriarch of the herd, the wise one, the love of my life and spiritual guide left his body recently. He was not...
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Love What You Do
Note: this essay is a reflection on journal notes scribbled back in July 2015. My friend Amy had sent me a Facebook message, catching up after our being out of touch for a little while. I was dealing...
View ArticleOh For Goodness Sake - Stand At My Grave and Weep Already!
Death has been visiting my life a lot in this past year. During those times, I have frequently heard Mary Elizabeth Frye’s well-known poem, “Do No Stand At My Grave and Weep.” This morning as I was...
View ArticleTransformed by Emptiness
It’s important for us to learn that imperfection is our natural state. For if we don’t, we will forever seek to fill the emptiness that cannot be filled with all manner of things, and mistakenly assume...
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In Case of Emergency - Protect Your Pet!
As responsible adults, we try to plan for life’s unexpected events. We purchase all kinds of insurance, many of us even have pet insurance. Why? Because we want to want to make sure that if the...
View Articleour journey (haibun) Week #1 epsiode 2 The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying,...
She wondered where they all went. Some believe in heaven, purgatory and hell. Yet what if the first
View ArticleThinking of death, gives life more meaning (haibun) Episode 4
In the past few years I have been decluttering my home. I have started to give away cherished items
View ArticleVerse - Dreaming I'm Awake
When asleep I dream I am awake– Time goes by, I learn that’s a mistake. I hope when I die I dream I am alive I will take that good cake at the wake! [Brother Dave: please bake your famous carrot cake...
View ArticleDeath midwives and workshops on how to handle a corpse: DIY funerals bring...
TORONTO — It’s only because Deborah Magdee happened to overhear a radio show two years ago that she left her mother’s dead body at home for five days. The radio segment introduced the Vancouverite to...
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Conjuring Zora
Fort Pierce, Florida When loved ones die, we think of them, talk to them, ask their advice out loud and in our dreams. We conjure them, not only because we miss them, but because we need them. Alice...
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Reid Dickie 1949-2016
James Reid Dickie August 4, 1949 – February 21, 2016 The happiness of the drop is to die in the river. Celebration and sadness in equal measure mark Reid’s gentle passing in Winnipeg, MB. Born in...
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Of a certain age... (originally published 2/17/16)
by Diane Goble In some cultures, those who reach a certain age quietly walk way from their villages and go off to die so they won’t be a burden to their family. I’d like to think we’ve risen above that...
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