I weirdly needed to read this today. It's refreshing to see how universal feelings can be. Shortly after I turned 30, I had the same constant thoughts about death (typically at night when trying to sleep). I've lost many people in my life and I always struggled to see past 18, then it was 21, then 25, and finally after 30... I sort of woke up and realized I was going through the motions and not doing anything I loved. That's when I started doing music again and unpacked how I gave so much of my energy to climbing the corporate ladder - something I never wanted but found myself well into 9 years of doing.
I don't think about death as often now and there's a stoic philosophy to "remember your death" to remind not to waste your life living for others and waiting for the right moment. I think about that more these days and it's weirdly motivating when I'm in a slump.
I'll need to check out the book and thank you for the recommendation!
I weirdly needed to read this today. It's refreshing to see how universal feelings can be. Shortly after I turned 30, I had the same constant thoughts about death (typically at night when trying to sleep). I've lost many people in my life and I always struggled to see past 18, then it was 21, then 25, and finally after 30... I sort of woke up and realized I was going through the motions and not doing anything I loved. That's when I started doing music again and unpacked how I gave so much of my energy to climbing the corporate ladder - something I never wanted but found myself well into 9 years of doing.
I don't think about death as often now and there's a stoic philosophy to "remember your death" to remind not to waste your life living for others and waiting for the right moment. I think about that more these days and it's weirdly motivating when I'm in a slump.
I'll need to check out the book and thank you for the recommendation!
Now you got me wanting to read this book! that was sweet about what you said about MeMe. interesting thoughts about death...ummmmmmmm