How would I live this day, if I thought it might be my last?

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.”

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