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3 Things I learned When My Plane Crashed
Thankfully, Ric Elias survived to tell 3 things he’s learnt during his “mementom” experience. 1. Remember: Your life can all change in an instant. Ric now says that he “collects bad wines.” Because if the wine is ready and the person is there, He’s opening them. He no longer wants to postpone anything in life. And that…
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Read
If you really want to immerse yourself now in realising the real value of life, and give yourself the gift of Memento Mori to dramatically influence your thoughts and action, I can think of no better way than to start reading this list of thought-provoking, truly life-changing books. I’ll be putting together a list of…
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What Really Matters
Using empathy and a clear-eyed view of memento mori, BJ Miller shines a light on an area that mostly ignored in modern healthcare: preparing for death. At the end of our lives, what do we most wish for? For many, it’s simply comfort, respect, love. BJ Miller is a hospice and palliative medicine physician who…
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Lessons from the Death Zone
How do we approach death whilst embracing life? Philip Gould shares his thoughts and insights as he confronts his impending death from oesophageal cancer in this short, 8min youtube film called “When I Die”. This intimate portrait reveals his quest to find purpose and meaning in what he called “The Death Zone”. He had been…