I was Death for this year’s fancy dress. :) Did not have enough time to make an ankh necklace, get a floppy hat, nor achieve skinniness so maybe I was more her half cousin or something ha ha.
Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure — these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.
