I am moving home in a week and this is what sparked my death anxiety, the thought of: "WHAT IF I DIE BEFORE I GET HOME AND SEE MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS?!" I feel like I am trying so so so hard to accept death but I keep bouncing back and forth and seem to be very stuck. How on earth do you accept death!?
Read MoreThat day in the café, I had this epic realization: I have absolutely no control over when or how I die, but I have complete control of how I live until that moment comes.
Read MoreI have this thing I do I call 'deathbed regret avoidance.' When I'm faced with a decision I'm unsure about, I mentally put myself on my deathbed and consider how I'd feel at that moment, looking back on how I made the decision I'm facing now. If, in this conjured future state, I feel regret about having done or not done the thing I'm considering, I know that's not the way to go. Conversely, if I look back and feel good about my choice, bam! That's my green light.
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