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The Monday Morning Memo

My friends and colleagues who have reached the age of 70 or beyond appear to have little interest in the topic of death.

I’m a different kind of guy. It might be because twice in my last eight years, I thought I was making a grand exit. For me, neither time was a scary experience. I don’t want to say it was fun, like going to a birthday party, but it was okay. The warm glow of acceptance kept me from freaking out.

Since my encounters, I’ve read three outstanding books on the topic: “When Breath Becomes Air” by Paul Kalanithi, “The Art of Dying Well” by Katy Butler and “Farewell” by Edward Creagan. I thought, why not take an interest in something I know will take place in my lifetime? 

This is how I think about death today – a kind and loving friend waiting patiently at my back door. Death allows me to come and go as I please through my front door: going to work, playing with my dogs, embracing loved ones. It may be next week or 20 years from today before I hear my back door gently open.

When it happens, I’m going to give my friend a warm greeting.

– Don Kuhl

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“Most of us are born with deep-seated self-doubts that are exacerbated by the emotional wounds we suffer while growing up. Consequently we question our value as persons. We question our value and our place in our family circle. We question our value to our spouse, to our friends, to our employer. And most of all we doubt our value to God. As a result we spend much of our life trying to prove our worth. Unfortunately, there is not enough success in the world to eradicate our self-doubts. Only God can do that!”

- Richard Exley, June 13, 2015

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