Death as a celebration of life

Death as a celebration of life

We spend our lives looking for certainty

for death is the only one we’ve got.

It reminds us of how impermanent our existence is

It forces us to know vulnerability

it makes us notice the nothingness of it all …

Facing death, in whatever form it touches us,

brings us to our knees

makes us humble

breaks us wide open.

But death can also be

a catalyst of what is true

take us to what’s important

and be the path to our deepest self.

And it is here where life becomes meaningful

where love is formless

and you can be real.

In this sense death can be a celebration of life.