To have a thriving spirit is to have no fear of death

Francesca Basttistelli

 

(photo: captured a new song on the radio yesterday)

To have a thriving spirit is to have no fear of death.

To have no fear of death is the payoff for living fully – like you mean it – with faith, hope, and love.

To have a payoff to look forward to is the purpose for spending your life with conviction in the mystery of the unseen God.

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Wow, really?

Love in their eyes

 

(photo: No, Cheryl didn’t say it, it was a different woman.)

Stunned. In casual conversation, she said she was ready to die.

Not a in a hopeful, or impatient way.

Simply in a peaceful, content sort of way.

It was unexpected.Wow, really?

Stunning.

Inspiring.

Never would have pegged her for having reached this milestone in life at 50 years old.

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Never let memories become more important?

flinch

 

(photo: iPhone screen shot from the book Flinch)

Never let your memories be bigger than your dreams.

She wrote back that this wouldn’t apply to her elderly Father.

To be open minded, replied back that the food for thought was appreciated.

Moments later the thinking was done and the conviction unmoved.

What if we thought death was the most magnificent day in our life?

This is only possible if you believe in something you’ve never seen.

So yes, never let our memories be bigger than our dreams.

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Live so that death doesn’t catch you unprepared

AARP article about soldiers' final letter home
Preparing for death was important even in 1779

 

AARP advice on dying
The underlined part is great advice.

 

Live so that death doesn’t catch us unprepared. The underlined part of the photo:

“uncertainty of life ought to induce every man to prepare for death”

As we walk on the treadmill of life, we poison our souls so slowly we never notice.

Notice.

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