“And now the end is near And so I face the final curtain, My friends, I’ll say it clear, I’ll state my case of which I’m certain. I’ve lived a life that’s full. I’ve traveled each and ev’ry highway And more, much more than this, I did it my way.” Paul Anka The end. This is a hard topic, and it’s one that so many of us avoid, at all costs. We all want to be fully in charge of how we live, yet we speak not a word about how we want to die. This leaves a lot of unanswered questions for the people who love us- who are left to deal with things. Death is something that we don’t want to talk about or think about- certainly not our own, and not for those we love. Do we think that it won’t happen if we give it no air time? When the time comes, does it make it easier if we never focused on it? One of the greatest comforts that people have, when faced with losing a loved one, is knowing that they carried out their wishes, and did things the way that he or she “would have wanted it.” In the work being done at the SYI, a lot of focus is on life, and fully owning and living that life. Part of that conversation should include the end of life. It is from a place of love, power and grace that we have these hard conversations. Engage with Grace is an amazing effort to support families to talk about this very difficult issue. The One Slide Project that they have created is an opportunity to start having this very important discussion now, while we can still have it. You owe it to yourself, and the people in your world, to know and share the answers to these questions. It’s your life- be in charge of all of it. Even if you’re scared, and even if it’s hard… The people that you love deserve the opportunity to have this conversation… Please talk about this~ ~