Find a time this morning and have the courage to visualize your own death … If you were to die this instant, what regrets would you have? What would you have done that you did not attempt?  What would you have said that you did not say? … Then, sometime this afternoon, write your own eulogy.  Keep it short and keep it potent.  Mention what you stood for in Life and remember to mention your Gratitude for your Life in general.  Conclude with the epitaph you’d like to be placed on your grave/memorial … Finally, sometime this evening, take 30+ minutes and write an “Ethical Will”.  This is not so much a distribution of your possessions (though you may include this if you wish) as it is an Honoring of your Life.  Mention the major Blessings that graced your Life and your Gratitude for them.  Mention the major pains that challenged you along the way and your Gratitude for them as well.  Mention the ways that you served others selflessly.  As a graceful closing, share your “Final Wisdom” – the one thing you would tell a loved one about “the Meaning of Life” (if you were only allowed to tell them one thing).

Bonus Activity:  Write a short “Goodbye Note” to at least three (3) of your Life’s “major players” (e.g. parents, siblings, partners, teachers, friends, enemies).

Bonus Activity:  Have the Courage to share these notes in person.

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