On the night my mother died, it snowed. I got the call from the hospital, and drove through the flake-laden darkness to her hospice room for the final time. Death had wiped away all signs of stress, my mom looked peaceful and at least ten years younger. I sat with her body for a bit, eventually moved to gather the flowers and cards and the blanket that had been knitted just for her. I paused at the door for one last look, and then the coroner came to take her away. The rest o

January 3rd is the international Memento Mori Day. But as the cliché goes, every day should be memento mori day. Here is a handy little guide to help you remind yourself of your death in your daily life ;) A lovely illustration of "Life and Death, Contrasted", by Valentine Green, ca 1770 via the Public Domain Review Consider thyself to be dead, and to have completed thy life up to the present time; and live according to nature the remainder which is allowed thee. Marcus Aure