How You Choose to Die

“Every man dies, not every man really lives.” William Wallace, Braveheart.

Have you ever thought of how you’re choosing to die? Maybe you’re going for the slow, agonizing demise as one drudgery filled shift follows another. Or maybe you’re choosing the ‘burn out in a blaze of stress-induced, aneurysmic ecstasy. Or maybe…you’re choosing an exclamation point on a remarkable story.

I don’t work well in purely theoretical environments or arguments. If the rubber never meets the road I generally lose interest in spinning my wheels in endless conversation. So that William Wallace quote stuck with me. It wasn’t just a line from a movie, it was a window to the world around me. I saw how most people end up working harder at jobs they hate so they can buy things they don’t need, to fill a house they can’t afford. Oh yay…floral pillow shams!

Some people hate to fit in, and other people hate to stand out. It helps explain a lot when you figure out which one you are. Now I admit I live an unconventional life. Always have. Selling our house and spending our life savings on an epic whirlwind adventure wasn’t a once in a lifetime choice. It was one choice in a lifetime of many, like our little family choosing to live in a community for the last three years.

Anything could happen today. You could get hit by a bus or hop on and go for the ride of your life. It’s no surprise your’re going to die…the question is whether you’re going to choose to die at the end of your life, or somewhere in the middle.

 

Rik Leaf is a professional Producer/Presenter, recording artist, slam poet & published author who spends the majority of his creative time & energy dreaming up ways to live an awesome life.

 

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