It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.
Marcus Aurelius
Emperor of Rome
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.
Marcus Aurelius
Emperor of Rome
We all face death, but do we ever really talk about it other than at funerals or church?
Rev. Deb Vaughn is an interfaith hospice chaplain, which means she assists patients and their families through the process of death and grieving. She has years of first-hand experience with the realities of facing our own mortality and that of those we love. As our featured guest for this Soul Mixer, she has written the following on what we’ll be talking about on this Soul Mixer:
Talking about death isn’t usually a topic people want to get into, and 9 times out of 10, they will change the subject if you dare to bring it up!
But all of us are facing (or will face) death. It is uncomfortable because you may have to deal with pain. Or a loss of control. Or facing the fact that everything you thought was "real" is actually... maybe not?
And then there's the honest self-assessment of possessions and all the "earthly goods" (aka clutter) in your life (I'm still working on that one)!
I talk about death by telling my story. It's not just the deaths in my family, but the reality of death that hits hard, depending on where you are in your life's journey.
I thought being a hospice chaplain and bereavement counselor during the COVID pandemic was rough. But then... I had to face the hard realities of death twice in six months. In my husband's diagnosis of metastatic cancer, and then my own diagnosis of a high grade cancer 6 months later, my world spun out.
Death doesn't stand alone. It's enmeshed with hard questions around dying, death, grief and loss, and "what's next." Being able to talk freely about my story has made it possible for me to heal, and then to help others as they face death, too.
I started working with a fitness coach and have had many little battles on my way to wellness and healing. On the wall there's a quote:
You will one day die, get over it and get living!
Wow. Right in the face of a cancer survivor. And yet... it's true! I am working towards leaving a lot of my fears of dying/death/loss/pain/meaning behind me.
Join us for this eye-opening, raw, and perspective-shifting discussion with The Brilliant Rebellion community! You won’t want to miss it.
We all face death, but do we ever really talk about it other than at funerals or church?
Rev. Deb Vaughn is an interfaith hospice chaplain, which means she assists patients and their families through the process of death and grieving. She has years of first-hand experience with the realities of facing our own mortality and that of those we love. As our featured guest for this Soul Mixer, she has written the following on what we’ll be talking about on this Soul Mixer:
Talking about death isn’t usually a topic people want to get into, and 9 times out of 10, they will change the subject if you dare to bring it up!
But all of us are facing (or will face) death. It is uncomfortable because you may have to deal with pain. Or a loss of control. Or facing the fact that everything you thought was "real" is actually... maybe not?
And then there's the honest self-assessment of possessions and all the "earthly goods" (aka clutter) in your life (I'm still working on that one)!
I talk about death by telling my story. It's not just the deaths in my family, but the reality of death that hits hard, depending on where you are in your life's journey.
I thought being a hospice chaplain and bereavement counselor during the COVID pandemic was rough. But then... I had to face the hard realities of death twice in six months. In my husband's diagnosis of metastatic cancer, and then my own diagnosis of a high grade cancer 6 months later, my world spun out.
Death doesn't stand alone. It's enmeshed with hard questions around dying, death, grief and loss, and "what's next." Being able to talk freely about my story has made it possible for me to heal, and then to help others as they face death, too.
I started working with a fitness coach and have had many little battles on my way to wellness and healing. On the wall there's a quote:
You will one day die, get over it and get living!
Wow. Right in the face of a cancer survivor. And yet... it's true! I am working towards leaving a lot of my fears of dying/death/loss/pain/meaning behind me.
Join us for this eye-opening, raw, and perspective-shifting discussion with The Brilliant Rebellion community! You won’t want to miss it.
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