How do I handle major life events? Especially when they haven't really happened yet?
In this podcast episode, I talk mostly about death. Yeah, not such a sweet topic is it? I just don't know how I'm going to handle any deaths in my family or close friends. That's because I haven't really lost anybody very close to me. And you know what? I'm a bit afraid. I also discuss other things like my disconnection from reality lately, my frustration with my shaky muscles and a few other things.
This would classify as one of my more emotional podcasts that I've done and really, I was going to put all of this as a weblog entry. The thoughts are coming at me a million times per second so I'll sound very inconsistent and scatter-brained. So just hang in there while you listen to this. :)
I didn't really "plan" on doing this. I just sat down and recorded my thoughts.
This podcast episode is 23 minutes and weighs around 10.5 MB.
Comment with a question or two! "idioPod 61: Can I Accept Death?" can by downloaded here (or to listen to on your iPhone) or listen below.
Hey Ben,
My mom passed away at the end of 2006. She had been sick for years and I thought I was prepared for her death. Boy, was I wrong. It was the single most difficult, most disturbing, lonely, and raw experiences of my life. The best advice I can give it to say everything you have to say to those you love now because you never know if you'll see them again.
I also had a hard time getting any of my family to visit me and it hurts at times, so I can relate.
I have a question for you. How do you deal with Gilbert making so much more money? Do you consider it as something positive or negative?
Keep up the great episodes!
Hooray, I'm the 200th comment! I get a copy of my best-selling book "So, You Think I Care". OK, maybe not. :) And the best-selling part, a totally fabricated lie. So was the book. :)
Anyway, hi Mark. Yeah I figure it's all going to catch me at one time. I am pretty much ill-prepared for the whole thing and it worries me. I have grown a lot closer to my immediate family in the past few years so yeah, probably something I'll bring up sometime later.
About the finances, I can pretty much put that in a new podcast episode which I'm THINKING I'll get to on Thursday or Friday. Thursday for you. I was just talking to Scott from Little Aussie Battler about it in an email yesterday.