Death is inevitable but most of us are reluctant to talk about it much less reflect on whether there is a purpose to dying and what may be on offer at this stage of life. If we have not considered our own death, let alone discussed it with anyone else, we are unprepared and do not understand what may lie ahead. This can bring up a great deal of fear, anxiety and tension for both the dying person and those around them.
 
When we begin to openly and honestly explore what death may offer, we find there is much to reflect on. We only have to look around us to see that everything has a life cycle and eventually ceases to be; that impermanence is the nature of all things on our current plane of life. We start to understand that death is as natural as birth; we start to question whether there is a cycle to living and dying; whether there is a purpose and a process to dying and if so, what this may be?
 
Through talking and reflecting openly about death and sharing honestly how we feel, we can begin to accept that death is a natural process and understand that it need not be feared.