For me it would be to have the most Kindly expression of love and compassion for myself and then radiate that into the world. I would want to look into the eyes of my beloved Deb, 4 legged companion, Baubo, and my dear therapist Genjo, who helped me get my life back
If this day was my last i would have done nothing but keep the 3 people and my pet close to me whom i love the most in this world. My mother, small sister, husband and my pet Buzo. I will do nothing else but sit close to these people, say them how thankful i am because they all has helped me all life and made me a better person. I will just sit with them close.
Oh boy! Much more loving! I guess I would give more to others, say kinder words, and lose a sense of self and focus on the other. These are all good things I can continue to practice. At the same time, I think we have to be careful about taking this question to literally. If it were my last day, my school obligations would be the last thing on my mind. Gotta get business and even my God-given dharma done, too, but practicing unconditional love, kind words, and giving selflessly is always a good ...
Oh boy! Much more loving! I guess I would give more to others, say kinder words, and lose a sense of self and focus on the other. These are all good things I can continue to practice. At the same time, I think we have to be careful about taking this question to literally. If it were my last day, my school obligations would be the last thing on my mind. Gotta get business and even my God-given dharma done, too, but practicing unconditional love, kind words, and giving selflessly is always a good start.
I was once given an “expiration date ” and lived past it! Living every moment to its fullest and with intention is key. I would journal and meditate and spend my time with my beloved kitty Bugaboo. I would spend time in prayer and paint something.
With intention. Rising from bed to see the sunrise. Walking, observing everything in nature with reverence. To the ocean to listen to the waves and play in the sand. Back to the mountains to watch the sunset. Cup of tea and a bit of chocolate with friends and family. Telling those I love ‘I love them’. ????????????
Well, if I thought it might be my last, that argues that some great inescapable kaboom was about to wipe us all out, or how else could they know?
So, taken that way, I would spend every moment of it with my husband and my animals until the end came -- or didn't.
I am reminded of the quote, oft attributed to people including, but not limited to, Mark Twain, James Garfield, Thomas Jefferson, Winston Churchill, and Seneca. "I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of t...
Well, if I thought it might be my last, that argues that some great inescapable kaboom was about to wipe us all out, or how else could they know?
So, taken that way, I would spend every moment of it with my husband and my animals until the end came — or didn’t.
I am reminded of the quote, oft attributed to people including, but not limited to, Mark Twain, James Garfield, Thomas Jefferson, Winston Churchill, and Seneca. “I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened.”
I will want to spend the day with the people I love Stanley, Grace Benjamin and Made. I will tell them how much I love them and I will ask for forgiveness for all the things I have done wrong, all the times I was hurtful to them and I will want to go out of this world holding their hands and for them to be with me as I leave. I will reach out to the Archangel Gabriel because he will lead me through the tunnel of death to Christ on the other side.
Who knows how long a day can be??
I’d stay in the moment, responding to each gift appropriately, with love. Maybe I’d visit all the wonderful dogs i know named Gracie !
Funny you should ask! I have recently read in article in The Monthly Atlantic, where I learned about an app called WeCroak, which will send you five times daily a quote reminding you that you will indeed die. I have always been mindful of death, but now I notice it a bit differently. I am aware of the possibility this really could be my last day, meal, shower, dance lesson, piano lesson, book read....or daily question! I wouldn’t do anything differently. I would continue to be mindful and app...
Funny you should ask! I have recently read in article in The Monthly Atlantic, where I learned about an app called WeCroak, which will send you five times daily a quote reminding you that you will indeed die. I have always been mindful of death, but now I notice it a bit differently. I am aware of the possibility this really could be my last day, meal, shower, dance lesson, piano lesson, book read….or daily question! I wouldn’t do anything differently. I would continue to be mindful and appreciative of each moment.
I thought about this question during my yoga practice this morning. I always came back to the same answer – to spend my final day doing what I do everyday. I tell my loved ones I love them everyday and that includes my furry four-legged loved one I would also have the biggest bowl of ice cream multiple flavors with a slice of cake on the side. I would also be sure my loved ones knew that although gone physically, my spirit will be with them always.
I would live with the deepest appreciation for the gift of this beautiful life and the abundance of blessings that never ends!!!
Thank-you for this question!
Peace to all.????
How would I live this day, if I thought it might be my last?
The same reply is required here as it was to the Feb 2nd question ( re-posted below) because it takes the wisdom of a children ( and the old who have participated well and fully in their current incarnation) to know, without a doubt, that "Life" is continuous, never ending and only a weak egoic awareness is naive enough to "think" something must be wrong with the Divine Plan because IT has to "die".
Once again, as the young boy ...
How would I live this day, if I thought it might be my last?
The same reply is required here as it was to the Feb 2nd question ( re-posted below) because it takes the wisdom of a children ( and the old who have participated well and fully in their current incarnation) to know, without a doubt, that “Life” is continuous, never ending and only a weak egoic awareness is naive enough to “think” something must be wrong with the Divine Plan because IT has to “die”.
Once again, as the young boy wisely advised,
” Love Life, eat ice cream and Pet the Dog!” is how to BE in every day…whether you are in a mortal / physical / body or not!
RE-Poesting From Feb 2nd question
“How could a sense of gratitude shift my perspective in this moment?”
One sure way would be to absorb the wisdom within this BBC heaith article and then Apply it to one’s own Beingness. In an age of ..”Moral grandstanding in an Echo chamber”… it does the Heart and Soul good to hear from those who’s “perspective” does not fear mortal death …as one child said …”Dad mustn’t worry, he’ll see me again soon.”……..and instead say “Yes to Life”….and “pet the Dog”.
THAT is a true sense of Gratitude!
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-42909326
www….bbc.com/news/health-42909326
Doctor shares dying children’s wishes: ‘Be kind and eat ice cream’
By Sherie Ryder
BBC UGC and Social News
1 February 2018
When a palliative paediatrician in South Africa saw too many negative stories appear on his Twitter feed, he decided to share some positive, inspiring thoughts of the terminally ill children in his care.
Alastair McAlpine, from Cape Town, tweeted: “I asked some of my terminal paediatric palliative care patients what they had enjoyed in life, and what gave it meaning. Kids can be so wise, y’know. Here are some of the responses.”
Dr McAlpine told the BBC he wanted to write something uplifting, and was overwhelmed when he saw hundreds of responses to his tweet, which has been liked more than 10,000 times.
At first he tried to respond to each comment. He said: “It’s extraordinary. I believe in thanking people when they say something nice, but there were just too many for me to reply to all of them.”
None of the children, aged between four and nine,
NONE said they wished they’d watched more TV
NONE said they should’ve spent more time on Face Book
NONE said they enjoyed fighting with others
NONE enjoyed hospital
Animals played a huge part in their lives as they enjoyed talking about their pets. Dr McAlpine tweeted examples: “I love Rufus, his funny bark makes me laugh; I love when Ginny snuggles up to me at night and purrs; I was happiest riding Jake on the beach.”
MANY mentioned their pets:
‘I love Rufus, his funny bark makes me laugh.’
‘I love when Ginny snuggles up to me at night and purrs’
‘I was happiest riding Jake on the beach.’
Dr McAlpine trained in palliative care in May 2017 after he saw a huge gap in paediatric care.
“When it came to kids dying, it seemed we weren’t prepared for what to do. The best part of my job now is that I get to meet these extraordinary children and families. I walk a special road with them,” he says.
“As horrible as it is when a child dies, one of the best rewards is a dignified and pain-free death. If I can make their lives slightly less bad, it’s worthwhile. That keeps me going.”
One person who was impressed with the paediatrician’s tweets, was Canadian obstetrician, Dr Jennifer Gunter, who has frequently written about Gwyneth Paltrow’s advice on the actress’s lifestyle website.
Some people online asked how the paediatrician copes with working with terminally ill children, while others just admired both the medical staff and the children:
How on earth do you manage to keep your sanity, while working with kids who are terminally
After a child’s death, parents often continue a relationship with their child’s doctor, which Dr McAlpine says is a “huge compliment.”
From his online thread, the children also worry about their parents as one of his tweets read: “Hope mum will be OK; Dad mustn’t worry, he’ll see me again soon.”
MANY mentioned their parents, often expressing worry or concern:
‘Hope mum will be ok. She seems sad.’
‘Dad mustn’t worry. He’ll see me again soon.’
‘God will take care of my mum and dad when I’m gone’
MANY wished they had spent less time worrying about what others thought of them, and valued people who just treated them ‘normally’.
‘My real friends didn’t care when my hair fell out.’
‘Jane came to visit after the surgery and didn’t even notice
It’s no surprise that kindness, laughter, toys and family were all very much valued by the children. As his threads unfolded and the comments poured in,
Dr McAlpine left this take-home message: “Be kind. Read more books. Spend time with our family. Crack jokes. Go to the beach. Hug your dog. Tell that special person you love them…
These are the things these kids wished they could’ve done more. The rest is details.
Oh… and eat ice-cream. /End
Working in palliative care can be heart-wrenching, but Dr McAlpine says he works with some “lovely people” at Paedspal Cape Town – a programme providing care for terminally ill children.
“It’s an extraordinary team. We believe in a holistic approach to care.
“The negativity can get me down. But I glean inspiration from the parents of these children.”
Ir con mis perros a la playa, hablando con mi familia, escuchando música, visitando a mis amigos, comiendo algo rico
For me it would be to have the most Kindly expression of love and compassion for myself and then radiate that into the world. I would want to look into the eyes of my beloved Deb, 4 legged companion, Baubo, and my dear therapist Genjo, who helped me get my life back
If this day was my last i would have done nothing but keep the 3 people and my pet close to me whom i love the most in this world. My mother, small sister, husband and my pet Buzo. I will do nothing else but sit close to these people, say them how thankful i am because they all has helped me all life and made me a better person. I will just sit with them close.
Oh boy! Much more loving! I guess I would give more to others, say kinder words, and lose a sense of self and focus on the other. These are all good things I can continue to practice. At the same time, I think we have to be careful about taking this question to literally. If it were my last day, my school obligations would be the last thing on my mind. Gotta get business and even my God-given dharma done, too, but practicing unconditional love, kind words, and giving selflessly is always a good ...
Oh boy! Much more loving! I guess I would give more to others, say kinder words, and lose a sense of self and focus on the other. These are all good things I can continue to practice. At the same time, I think we have to be careful about taking this question to literally. If it were my last day, my school obligations would be the last thing on my mind. Gotta get business and even my God-given dharma done, too, but practicing unconditional love, kind words, and giving selflessly is always a good start.
I was once given an “expiration date ” and lived past it! Living every moment to its fullest and with intention is key. I would journal and meditate and spend my time with my beloved kitty Bugaboo. I would spend time in prayer and paint something.
With intention. Rising from bed to see the sunrise. Walking, observing everything in nature with reverence. To the ocean to listen to the waves and play in the sand. Back to the mountains to watch the sunset. Cup of tea and a bit of chocolate with friends and family. Telling those I love ‘I love them’. ????????????
I would invite everyone I know to my home, letting them know that this was my last, and see who actually shows up. . . .
Keep on keeping on with an open, grateful heart.
Well, if I thought it might be my last, that argues that some great inescapable kaboom was about to wipe us all out, or how else could they know?
So, taken that way, I would spend every moment of it with my husband and my animals until the end came -- or didn't.
I am reminded of the quote, oft attributed to people including, but not limited to, Mark Twain, James Garfield, Thomas Jefferson, Winston Churchill, and Seneca. "I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of t...
Well, if I thought it might be my last, that argues that some great inescapable kaboom was about to wipe us all out, or how else could they know?
So, taken that way, I would spend every moment of it with my husband and my animals until the end came — or didn’t.
I am reminded of the quote, oft attributed to people including, but not limited to, Mark Twain, James Garfield, Thomas Jefferson, Winston Churchill, and Seneca. “I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened.”
I will want to spend the day with the people I love Stanley, Grace Benjamin and Made. I will tell them how much I love them and I will ask for forgiveness for all the things I have done wrong, all the times I was hurtful to them and I will want to go out of this world holding their hands and for them to be with me as I leave. I will reach out to the Archangel Gabriel because he will lead me through the tunnel of death to Christ on the other side.
Who knows how long a day can be??
I’d stay in the moment, responding to each gift appropriately, with love. Maybe I’d visit all the wonderful dogs i know named Gracie !
Pray, love, laugh and eat a pound of really good chocolate.
That is any day, is it not? I will live in acceptance of the moment. And smile.
Funny you should ask! I have recently read in article in The Monthly Atlantic, where I learned about an app called WeCroak, which will send you five times daily a quote reminding you that you will indeed die. I have always been mindful of death, but now I notice it a bit differently. I am aware of the possibility this really could be my last day, meal, shower, dance lesson, piano lesson, book read....or daily question! I wouldn’t do anything differently. I would continue to be mindful and app...
Funny you should ask! I have recently read in article in The Monthly Atlantic, where I learned about an app called WeCroak, which will send you five times daily a quote reminding you that you will indeed die. I have always been mindful of death, but now I notice it a bit differently. I am aware of the possibility this really could be my last day, meal, shower, dance lesson, piano lesson, book read….or daily question! I wouldn’t do anything differently. I would continue to be mindful and appreciative of each moment.
I thought about this question during my yoga practice this morning. I always came back to the same answer – to spend my final day doing what I do everyday. I tell my loved ones I love them everyday and that includes my furry four-legged loved one
I would also have the biggest bowl of ice cream multiple flavors with a slice of cake on the side. I would also be sure my loved ones knew that although gone physically, my spirit will be with them always.
“
”
in sunlight, with my dog and my husband.
How lovely and utterly peaceful
I would live with the deepest appreciation for the gift of this beautiful life and the abundance of blessings that never ends!!!
Thank-you for this question!
Peace to all.????
Any day in fact MIGHT be our last. It is time to live it.
With family and friends
How would I live this day, if I thought it might be my last?
The same reply is required here as it was to the Feb 2nd question ( re-posted below) because it takes the wisdom of a children ( and the old who have participated well and fully in their current incarnation) to know, without a doubt, that "Life" is continuous, never ending and only a weak egoic awareness is naive enough to "think" something must be wrong with the Divine Plan because IT has to "die".
Once again, as the young boy ...
How would I live this day, if I thought it might be my last?
The same reply is required here as it was to the Feb 2nd question ( re-posted below) because it takes the wisdom of a children ( and the old who have participated well and fully in their current incarnation) to know, without a doubt, that “Life” is continuous, never ending and only a weak egoic awareness is naive enough to “think” something must be wrong with the Divine Plan because IT has to “die”.
Once again, as the young boy wisely advised,
” Love Life, eat ice cream and Pet the Dog!” is how to BE in every day…whether you are in a mortal / physical / body or not!
RE-Poesting From Feb 2nd question
“How could a sense of gratitude shift my perspective in this moment?”
One sure way would be to absorb the wisdom within this BBC heaith article and then Apply it to one’s own Beingness. In an age of ..”Moral grandstanding in an Echo chamber”… it does the Heart and Soul good to hear from those who’s “perspective” does not fear mortal death …as one child said …”Dad mustn’t worry, he’ll see me again soon.”……..and instead say “Yes to Life”….and “pet the Dog”.
THAT is a true sense of Gratitude!
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-42909326
www….bbc.com/news/health-42909326
Doctor shares dying children’s wishes: ‘Be kind and eat ice cream’
By Sherie Ryder
BBC UGC and Social News
1 February 2018
When a palliative paediatrician in South Africa saw too many negative stories appear on his Twitter feed, he decided to share some positive, inspiring thoughts of the terminally ill children in his care.
Alastair McAlpine, from Cape Town, tweeted: “I asked some of my terminal paediatric palliative care patients what they had enjoyed in life, and what gave it meaning. Kids can be so wise, y’know. Here are some of the responses.”
Dr McAlpine told the BBC he wanted to write something uplifting, and was overwhelmed when he saw hundreds of responses to his tweet, which has been liked more than 10,000 times.
At first he tried to respond to each comment. He said: “It’s extraordinary. I believe in thanking people when they say something nice, but there were just too many for me to reply to all of them.”
None of the children, aged between four and nine,
NONE said they wished they’d watched more TV
NONE said they should’ve spent more time on Face Book
NONE said they enjoyed fighting with others
NONE enjoyed hospital
Animals played a huge part in their lives as they enjoyed talking about their pets. Dr McAlpine tweeted examples: “I love Rufus, his funny bark makes me laugh; I love when Ginny snuggles up to me at night and purrs; I was happiest riding Jake on the beach.”
MANY mentioned their pets:
‘I love Rufus, his funny bark makes me laugh.’
‘I love when Ginny snuggles up to me at night and purrs’
‘I was happiest riding Jake on the beach.’
Dr McAlpine trained in palliative care in May 2017 after he saw a huge gap in paediatric care.
“When it came to kids dying, it seemed we weren’t prepared for what to do. The best part of my job now is that I get to meet these extraordinary children and families. I walk a special road with them,” he says.
“As horrible as it is when a child dies, one of the best rewards is a dignified and pain-free death. If I can make their lives slightly less bad, it’s worthwhile. That keeps me going.”
One person who was impressed with the paediatrician’s tweets, was Canadian obstetrician, Dr Jennifer Gunter, who has frequently written about Gwyneth Paltrow’s advice on the actress’s lifestyle website.
Some people online asked how the paediatrician copes with working with terminally ill children, while others just admired both the medical staff and the children:
How on earth do you manage to keep your sanity, while working with kids who are terminally
After a child’s death, parents often continue a relationship with their child’s doctor, which Dr McAlpine says is a “huge compliment.”
From his online thread, the children also worry about their parents as one of his tweets read: “Hope mum will be OK; Dad mustn’t worry, he’ll see me again soon.”
MANY mentioned their parents, often expressing worry or concern:
‘Hope mum will be ok. She seems sad.’
‘Dad mustn’t worry. He’ll see me again soon.’
‘God will take care of my mum and dad when I’m gone’
MANY wished they had spent less time worrying about what others thought of them, and valued people who just treated them ‘normally’.
‘My real friends didn’t care when my hair fell out.’
‘Jane came to visit after the surgery and didn’t even notice
It’s no surprise that kindness, laughter, toys and family were all very much valued by the children. As his threads unfolded and the comments poured in,
Dr McAlpine left this take-home message: “Be kind. Read more books. Spend time with our family. Crack jokes. Go to the beach. Hug your dog. Tell that special person you love them…
These are the things these kids wished they could’ve done more. The rest is details.
Oh… and eat ice-cream. /End
Working in palliative care can be heart-wrenching, but Dr McAlpine says he works with some “lovely people” at Paedspal Cape Town – a programme providing care for terminally ill children.
“It’s an extraordinary team. We believe in a holistic approach to care.
“The negativity can get me down. But I glean inspiration from the parents of these children.”
End QUOTE:
Thank you for re-sharing this. Children can be quite wise. They are also the bravest when facing their mortality.
Nancy
and as true to the knowledge of the Mystics ….”…as one child said …”Dad mustn’t worry, he’ll see me again soon.”……”
And the boy could very well be the father in that next earthly incarnation / relationship / …and the father will be the son.
Thank-you for your sharing, Ed! Very inspiring and uplifting!
Wishing you a good day!????
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