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reflections on death and dying – AN INTRODUCTION

1/2/2021

 
Death is a subject that many of us are reluctant to talk about. By accepting that death is inevitable and being open to the fact that we too will die, we are more willing to discuss this subject openly which enables us to be there for others who are facing their own death. Without open conversation about death we are unprepared and do not understand what may lie ahead which can bring up a great deal of fear, anxiety and tension for both the dying person and their friends and family. Articles on this page openly and honestly explore what may be on offer at this stage of life. We invite you to ponder with us the purpose of the dying process and what it is preparing us for.

DEATH IS NOT A FAILURE

30/11/2020

 
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Death is normal and inevitable at the end of a life, of this we are certain. However, with more interventions increasingly available for medical professionals to sustain life and the medicalisation of care, society’s perception has shifted from dying at home to accepting dying in nursing homes and hospitals where medical support and treatment is closely managed under the Hippocratic oath to preserve and save life.

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FAMILY, FRIENDS AND VISITORS  . . . HELLO, HOW ARE YOU?

1/7/2020

 
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Talking with family and friends when we know we are dying can sometimes be difficult as people are often uncomfortable and do not know what to say, especially if they have never before had conversations about death.

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SENSITIVITY WHILE LIVING AND IN 'DYING'

28/2/2020

 
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Living with the label ‘terminally ill’ can sound rather tragic, though in truth we are all terminal, here but for part of our cycle of return. There are many blessings and opportunities offered that one might not encounter so immediately without this reminder that one’s earthly days are numbered.

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TRUE CARE - AN INTRODUCTION

30/10/2019

 
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‘True caring is attending to what needs attending to
. . . no more no less.
Imposing is getting involved and,
getting involved is imposing.
To impose or get involved is nothing but the self
seeking recognition to fulfill one's own needs.’
 
Serge Benhayon - Esoteric Teachings and Revelations, ed. 1, page 285
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LETTING GO

29/9/2019

 
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Have you ever reflected how you would be if you were suddenly told that you may not have a great deal of time left in this life? 
​I have an inherited condition that means my vascular connective tissue is not as robust as it could be. I have lived most of my life unaware of this but looking back I can see many things that have been offering me clues. 

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​IMPERMANENCE

30/8/2019

 
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Everything in life has a beginning and end point. Just like every day will come to a completion, so will the life of a flower, the pet we dote on, the dwelling we call home, and the lives of those closest to us.  

From a very young age, I reflected on this fact - that nothing in life would be forever.​
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LIFE AS A CYCLE

29/4/2019

 
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At some point in our lives we have to ask the question, and many have asked: “Is there more to us than we choose to know?” 
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Does the reality of just one life starting at birth and ending at death make any sense? Or, is it possible that life is a cycle and we return many, many times over in order to become aware of who we are and where we come from? 

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WHY TALK ABOUT DEATH?

27/2/2019

 
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Death is inevitable but why are most of us reluctant to talk about death? 
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 If we have not considered our own death, let alone discussed it with anyone else we are unprepared and do not understand or know what may lie ahead and it can bring up a great deal of fear, anxiety and tension. 
 

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BORN IN OUR ESSENCE

26/2/2019

 
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We are born into this world with no religion, no nationality – we are just who we are. Without exception, the eyes of every newborn child reflect the innocence that we all know in the depth of our being. This innocence, this purity, is who we are, in other words, we arrive in the purity of our divinity – our inner essence. But what happens to our inner essence after as we grow up? How does it become distorted?

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