The Mindset Mentor Why Remembering Death Will Improve Your Life
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Sep 5, 2024 Explore the profound connection between death and the meaning of life. Personal stories shed light on grieving and the complex emotions that accompany loss. The idea of memento mori encourages embracing mortality to find urgency and purpose in daily life. Navigating grief is likened to ocean waves, emphasizing the importance of feeling emotions rather than bypassing them. Discover how contemplating death can actually spark personal growth and deepen relationships, prompting a fuller, more joy-filled existence.
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Embrace Grief
- Don't try to speed up the grieving process or avoid feeling your emotions.
- Allow yourself to feel the grief, as trying to suppress it will prolong its impact.
Commemorate Through Embodiment
- Journal about the deceased person and list everything you loved about them.
- Try to embody those qualities to honor their memory and keep it alive.
Grief as Waves
- Grief is like waves on a beach, initially intense and frequent, then gradually decreasing in size and frequency.
- The waves, representing grief, may never fully disappear, but you learn to anticipate and manage them.
