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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I believe that dying well is closely connected to living well - taking care of ourselves and our loved ones, and hopefully others when the opportunities arise.

Death is coming for all of us. I personally believe that our soul/ consciousness most likely transcends physical death but if it doesn’t, I won’t be around to worry about it.

I try to live with compassion for myself and others. I can’t love others without loving myself.

There is no point living in crippling fear of something that is unavoidable. For me, daily walks, yoga,  being part of a supportive faith community, accepting my human limits, making art, music and cultivating love and thanksgiving inside myself every day, helps me to not live in overwhelming fear.

It is normal to be afraid sometimes - it is helpful for me to observe those feelings as they come up but to let them go. That is called cultivating a witness position to navigate your mind’s games that don’t always serve us well.

The book The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer describes how you can untie your self from your ego, harness your inner energy, expand beyond your superficial sense of self in order to float more often through life instead of blocking or fighting parts of ourselves and forces in life that are outside our control. It takes a while to be able to let go of feelings that don’t serve us well though.

Best wishes OP[/quote]

In the more practical side, do you already have in place:
- guardians for your young children if anything happens to you;
- estate plan with instructions for providing for your family if you should pass early;
- moment books for each child of their early years with special Milestones and how they are loved deeply?

I remember being afraid of this when my children were young and the above helped to put my mind at ease (plus a life insurance plan to provide for them).

Assuming you have attended to practical preparations for passing before children are grown, the above is how I handle more general fears .

Best wishes OP[/quote]

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