Accepting Death

How's Your Existential Maturity?

Judith Johnson | Posted 04.24.2012

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Judith Johnson

I like to imagine what our lives and society would be like if we lived in a world that encouraged and valued existential maturity. What would it be like if we were taught and motivated to connect to a deep sense of self and to live our lives from that place?

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Psalm 46 And Living After The Death Of A Loved One

Rev. Amy Ziettlow | Posted 12.31.2011

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Rev. Amy Ziettlow

Finality can bring you to the edge of despair and change your inner make-up. Those changes can be both painful and seem endless but also can give life.

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In the Matter of Life Versus Death

Patricia Aranka Smith | Posted 12.11.2011

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Patricia Aranka Smith

It's not that I have a death wish. Quite the contrary. I have a life wish and I really wish more people would embrace that concept instead of dwelling on what might eventually kill them.

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Go Ahead. It's Okay to Die

Janice Van Dyck | Posted 11.16.2011

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Janice Van Dyck

It's hard to be the one who must let go of someone whom you hold precariously in your grip, whether it's your child learning to walk or a very ill loved one whose lifetime is coming to an end.

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Aging Well: Facing The Fact Of Mortality

Michael Friedman, L.M.S.W. | Posted 07.31.2011

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Michael Friedman, L.M.S.W.

Facing the fact of mortality may be morbid but it is also a critical need during this time of the aging of America.

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Is There 'Life After Death' For You (VIDEO)

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. Cara Barker

None of us are strangers to death. But, for some, the wound comes at a particularly difficult time. You might not even know that the person sitting next to you carries one similar to yours.

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Knowing When To Let Go And Accept Death

Andrew Kneier, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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Andrew Kneier, Ph.D.

In our culture, it seems more acceptable to "rage against the dying of the light" and fight to the bitter end than to take stock of what your life has been about and to be at peace with your coming death.

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Living Well, Dying Well

Sadhguru | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sadhguru

Once you come to terms with death and you are conscious that you will die, you will want to make every moment of your life as beautiful as possible.

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Accepting the Death of a Loved One

Sadhguru | Posted 11.17.2011

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Sadhguru

Would we even have a perspective as to what life is if there was no death? Life is what it is only because death is.

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Religious Wisdom For Facing Death

Ramnath Subramanian | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ramnath Subramanian

Not taking death seriously enough may be as good as not taking life seriously enough. It may very well rob us of the opportunity to develop the humility and gratitude to appreciate the abundant gifts of life.

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