Part of the Bury Yourself [https://www.foursides.ca/bury] writing project. > The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living. — Cicero Talking with the dead is much a fantasy for me as time travel. The number of people I would love the opportunity to talk with are endless and could go in many different directions. Do I speak with my ancestors to learn about family history? Favourite authors of mine to learn more about their processes and inspirations? Or I do reach further back in

Part of the Bury Yourself [https://www.foursides.ca/bury] writing project. > When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. — Marcus Aurelius No one wants to think about what happens when they die. How will it feel? What happens to you? What will the people around you feel? The questions are endless if you allow yourself to think a lot about death. The strange thing about living life is that you never truly thi

Part of the Bury Yourself [https://www.foursides.ca/bury] writing project 35 years is both a long time to live and a short amount of time. It is relative those surrounding you. Whether I am looking at my daughter (nearly 5 years old) or my grandma (90) who lives in Kelowna, I think about how much that has happened or will happen for me. I consider myself lucky enough to be able to say those words. Death is always a possibility these days, robbing life way too young or prolonging it for an excor

Part of the Bury Yourself [https://www.foursides.ca/bury] writing project > Then I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them.” Revelation 14:13 [http://www.biblestudytools.com/revelation/14.html] Death has not been a common experience for me through my lifetime. There have been many family pets that have passed on. There has also been people in the co