Wednesday Wisdom; What if Tomorrow Wasn’t Promised?

Have you ever imagined what your funeral would look like? 

I know it probably sounds a bit crazy to some of you reading this but for someone like myself who lives with a constant cloud of darkness overhead, a debilitating anxiety disorder and overwhelming thoughts of suicide neatly tucked away in her back pocket; sadly, it kinda feels pretty normal to me, and especially of late. 

For anyone who has ever visualized what their own funeral would look like, what do you imagine most?  Do you imagine how your loved ones will celebrate your life? Who will show up? Will some of them come with regrets? 

Asking ourselves many of these questions while bringing about a sense of urgency to it can actually be a great exercise to try. Think about the regrets you don’t want to leave behind or the goals you still want to achieve; think about them with the uncertainty of how much time you have left on this earth before you die because as we all know, tomorrow is never promised. 

I know that thinking about your own mortality may seem creepy or make you feel uncomfortable but think about all the things that people would say about you at your funeral or what you hope they will say, the kind of person you were and how you lived your life. Will it make them smile? Would it make you smile? Then try thinking of all the things that people haven’t said about you yet; the things that you want people to be able to say about the legacy you leave behind. What gifts of yours would you want to ensure also get left behind?

Confronting our own mortality can put many things into perspective. It causes us to take pause and change our priorities; like in our relationships or finding meaning in our life or the light we bestow on others or the ways in which we want to give back to society. 

Is it your fear of death that overwhelms your thoughts or is it your inability to let go of the things you cannot control.

What is one thing you would do today if tomorrow wasn’t promised?

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