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I bought a book/folder type of organizer a few years ago titled "We're Dead, Now What?" I thought the title was too funny to pass up It's turned out to be a very helpful way of keeping info organized that will be needed when we're dead. It covers everything from obituaries (yes or no?), life insurance policies, important friends to call and a whole range of other items that I hadn't even thought of.
^^^^Thanks, I am going to look for this today.
I have led a very full and fruitful life and I feel very peaceful and content at where I am now. My only regrets are when I look back reflecting on my life there have been quite a few moments where I wish I had savored those times just a little bit more as back then I did not realize those moments were like capturing lightning in a bottle. Life travels so fast in time and those moments are magical but it takes old age and reflection to realize.
One thing I like that everyone is sharing is the importance of preparing for one’s demise. It is not morbid to do so but important for your loved ones. I am seeing quite a few friends and family dealing with so many issues right now where they thought they had everything taken care of before hand.
I think days of old it was a bit easier for family members to pick up the pieces but with technology and innovation today everything is online and passwords and two part authentication are common. The wife and I have a book we share for this.
A close friend died tragically in a traffic accident last weekend and the wife’s sister reached out me to ask for contact information for work contacts. They could not unlock his phone, I don’t know if they didn’t know his password or he had fingerprint recognition. I didn’t ask but it home you can never be too prepared.
I have led a very full and fruitful life and I feel very peaceful and content at where I am now. My only regrets are when I look back reflecting on my life there have been quite a few moments where I wish I had savored those times just a little bit more as back then I did not realize those moments were like capturing lightning in a bottle. Life travels so fast in time and those moments are magical but it takes old age and reflection to realize.
One thing I like that everyone is sharing is the importance of preparing for one’s demise. It is not morbid to do so but important for your loved ones. I am seeing quite a few friends and family dealing with so many issues right now where they thought they had everything taken care of before hand.
I think days of old it was a bit easier for family members to pick up the pieces but with technology and innovation today everything is online and passwords and two part authentication are common. The wife and I have a book we share for this.
A close friend died tragically in a traffic accident last weekend and the wife’s sister reached out me to ask for contact information for work contacts. They could not unlock his phone, I don’t know if they didn’t know his password or he had fingerprint recognition. I didn’t ask but it home you can never be too prepared.
That paragraph I bolded was wonderfully eloquent... it ought to be read by everyone everywhere.
I moved 650 miles away from some of my surviving family members in 2018.
I would regret not getting to see them in person again. I don't like to have "regrets," but i do hope to get to visit "home" again. It's the state i lived in for 59 years, after all.
I moved 650 miles away from some of my surviving family members in 2018.
I would regret not getting to see them in person again. I don't like to have "regrets," but i do hope to get to visit "home" again. It's the state i lived in for 59 years, after all.
When you visit, be prepared. You may have heard the expression
"No man can cross a river twice. The river is not the same river, and the man is not the same man."
I agree with what Mogul is saying. No matter if you do visit your family. About three minutes later you will still wish you visited them one last time. We carry people in our hearts and they do not have to be physically present to be meaningful.
The only thing I’d regret is, if she were still alive, not being there with my wife in older age.
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It's turned out to be a very helpful way of keeping info organized that will be needed when we're dead. It covers everything from obituaries (yes or no?), life insurance policies, important friends to call and a whole range of other items that I hadn't even thought of.
