Last week, I found myself fascinated by a YouTube series about near-death experiences called Coming Home. In each episode, a survivor tells his/her story about how he/she died and what happened afterward. Just as interesting as the stories of the perceived afterlife are the varied ways and circumstances in which people die—freezing to death on the side of a mountain, being thrown off a commercial fishing boat in a bad storm, having a heart attack, being overmedicated during a routine procedure at the doctor’s office. The list goes on and on. Death could come for you at any time and in any way. And, as the people in these videos attest, it could also release you back into this life.
If you’re looking for something to help you appreciate your time in this world, or to alleviate your fears and worries about death, or even to help you grieve, I can’t recommend these videos enough.
courageous
or inconsiderate
farting in public
(2)
sitting on a stair
dust balls remind me
to clean out my mind
(3)
survival mode
the horizon replaced by
ice under my feet
(4)
music opens
a window to the past
here you are again
(5)
eternity hides
in winter’s soft and muffled
silence
(6)
bathing alone
in the icy river
hello cormorant
(7)
this life
so plain and ordinary
simply magic
As always, thank you for reading.