Tales from the Afterlife and the Lighter Side of Death
Some people are born to shop, others are born to run, but unfortunately, we are all born to die. Death is inevitable. I think author Greg Palmer said it best in his book, Death: The Trip of a Lifetime: “We spend our immortal years (12 – 40) not thinking about death, our middle years (41 – 60) trying NOT to think about death, and our later years (61 – 115) trying not to die!” Since death is unavoidable, why not seek inspiration from it, rather than fear. For many years, I work
Magical Thinking and Mortality
It was early in the morning and still dark outside. I was barely awake when I heard the news on the bedroom television. Rock star and personal guru David Bowie had died. He was 69-years-old, ten years older than me. As upsetting as the news was, I sighed with some relief as I realized there was still time for me. The game was still going on and the fourth quarter awaited me. I could breathe. Three months later, I received a text from my wife, “Prince died! He was only 57!” Th
