A short reflective YouTube monologue encouraging viewers to reframe fear of death as fear of not living and to embrace presence. The speaker invites listeners to live more deeply (breathe, laugh, love), open to the mystery of mortality, and respond in the comments.
You're scared of dying, death gets a very bad rap. It's the one thing we all do, yet almost no one wants to talk about it. Here's the deal. Fear of death is really mostly fear of not living. So ask how I embrace life today to fill my heart and if I don't know, take the time to really ask. Every breath is an invitation to live deeper, laugh harder, love wider. You don't beat death by hiding from it. You are at your best when you open to both living fully and also opening to the mystery of death. Even if it's in your own silence, let it be a prayer. May I live each hour as I can and contemplate how amazing it is that this life seems impermanent as we know it. No matter what your beliefs are, can you be awed by the mystery? I'd really like to hear from you, so please leave a comment below.