BLOG 294 — Grave Danger?

“KITTING AROUND”
BLOG 294 — Grave Danger?
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WHY I WRITE THIS BLOG
You will have many in your life who assist and teach; I hope I help guide you. Coaches like me wish to lighten your path toward excellence. It is up to you to make your journey toward merit. I am not trying to show you “the way”; I am trying to help you find “your way.” Writing this blog each week is new and different for me—I love it! In other words, I hope to continually add to your life and bring you to a higher level.
   
I WANT TO INSPIRE YOU WITH MY WORDS –WORDS HAVE POWER!
Are you accomplishing what you want before your eventual death?
You can (and should) make changes to improve your life — at any age.
Start today, and know that you can build the life you desire.
       
YOU ALREADY KNOW
You already know much about what I write, and I want to remind you of these ideas and show that my views can provide you with additional thoughts, along with yours, to help you.
   
MY EXPERIENCES
Much of what I write about is taken from my experiences.
I have gone through much.
I hope to spread ideas so that you can live a better life.
Remember — only you know what is best for you.
Don’t forget — you are only as young as the last time you changed your mind!

YES, YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO FIND YOUR SUCCESS!
IT SEEMS I LIVE AN INTERESTING LIFE.
THINK  — AND THEN THINK AGAIN.
WHAT NEW STORIES ARE YOU READY TO WRITE?
    

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TOPIC FOR THIS WEEK — Grave Danger?            
 
Danger?
Welcome it or run from it?
Are you afraid of danger?
Are you afraid of a grave?
Are you afraid of gravy?
   
“Grave danger” is an expression that refers to a situation that is very important and serious and/or a threat to your safety. For example, you might say, “This solo investigation puts him in grave danger.” The world has many dangers; remember that fear will get you nowhere.
   
I’ve covered the subject of death before. This intrigued me, so I had to write more words about our end time. What do you want to accomplish before your end? Start today, now, to work toward your efforts. Your end could come at any time.
   
Here are some other examples of “grave danger.”>>
“The future of the US countryside is in grave danger.”
“Human values seemed in grave danger of being crushed by forces by the great corporations.”
“There is a grave danger that, once again, this alarm call will fall on deaf ears.”
   
If someone close to you passes away, comfort and help other family members and friends. Talk about and remember the beautiful things this person did in their life. It’s sad, but we are all going down that path.
   
There are many dangers in the world. Accepting them, learning from them, and then moving forward is best. Fear will hold you back; work with things to make things better. Putting up a blockade for the upcoming danger can cause harm; work with it. Going through a grave danger can awaken you to life.
 
If a situation is grave, it is serious and sad, like when a loved one is sick. Grave can also refer to something that causes fear or anxiety, such as grave danger or a threat to your safety. If you feel that your life is in grave danger, you should try to use two-way communication, such as a phone or radio, to talk to emergency services.
     
Do you fear your upcoming death? Or are you comfortable knowing you will eventually expire? Accomplish and add to the world now before your end time. There are so many ways you can help the world. Discover ways to add to the Earth and other living things.
   
Dealing with death anxiety is a complicated process, whether you’re terminally ill or not. If you’re healthy or not, mortality is a complex issue. Face the fact that you are going to die. Nothing can stop that from happening — so get ready for it — with a smile on your face.
   
I was on death’s doorstep a few times in my life, yet I looked death in the face and said, “I don’t think so!” As I am getting older, I am seeing that death is coming, but I want to be alive until I get to the age of at least one hundred. Will you join me?
               
If the fear of death overwhelms you, seeking out standard treatments for anxiety, professional help, or learning healthy coping mechanisms can be your relief and control over these emotions. A counselor can help much; remember, they will die, too.
   
It’s so important to accept death because, while eternity sounds attractive, to be conscious that life is fleeting is to remind everyone that our time here is limited. And it’s the limit of something that we zero in on the most important and reject what’s just minor and does not mean anything.
   
Upon death, fluid can gather in your lungs, and breathing can begin to sound quite ‘rattly.’ You might cough, but not very profoundly. People’s skin color often changes in the days before death as blood circulation declines. You can become paler or even grey, or skin can become mottled or blotchy.
 
Death scares us all, and it’s likely that the people who say otherwise are lying. Death anxiety is natural. Religious, spiritual, or otherwise, we’ve all got questions about the big unknown and what happens after we die — that’s part of life.
   
Fear of death may be expected; however, being crippled or paralyzed by that fear is not normal — and not a good thing. Having anxiety about dying should not keep you from living to your fullest. Fear of death is a phobia, and like other phobias, this can vary. Fear of death or fear of mortality is easy to define: it’s the fear of the end of life. Most of us have gone through that.
   
Okay, if you’re saying that not wanting to die is a rational fear, you’re not wrong. But what about when it becomes irrational or when the fear becomes so intense and oppressive that it keeps you from enjoying the time you do have? That fear of death is something we don’t want — and it’s turned into anxiety about death.
     
Fear of death may affect us at any time. Still, it tends to receive the most attention from people around the age of 65, like me, who are approaching retirement age and beginning to reflect on their achievements, disappointments, and life trajectories.
     
People have asked me, “What will you tell God upon death?” Because I never believed in any god, I will simply say, “God, you know exactly what it would have taken to have me believe. I was provided with NOTHING. So, if I end up in hell–it is all god’s fault.
     
Fear of death is expected. Still, a fear of death is distinctively debilitating in people who are often overwhelmed by it and suffer from a mental health disorder like anxiety,  panic disorder, depressive disorders, and hypochondriasis.
   
We don’t have a great picture of why some people experience crippling death anxiety and why others don’t; which are you? Still, there’s a fair amount of research showing that certain people are more likely to deal with the dread of death in their lifetimes. People who are retired, elderly, or terminally ill are common groups affected by the fear of death.
   
It’s easy to assume that this is because the fear of death may represent a more immediate and quantifiable “end” than for those who don’t expect that death is just around the corner. But death anxiety also tends to affect some people more severely, based on a variety of mental health factors.
     
Fear of death may strongly affect people who are experiencing mental disorders and/or who may be dealing with the following:
Poor health.
Lack of gravy.
Low self-esteem.
Lack of fighting spirit.
Absence of fulfillment.
Need for intimacy in relationships.
     
We have control over how we feel about our upcoming death. Right now, I am smiling as I write, knowing these words will, hopefully, add to your life in a good way. You only have this one life to live; find joy how you can now! This idea of joy should always be in your mind.
   
Fear of death can more adversely affect people who are depressed or anxious or who are dealing with unresolved problems, psychologically or physically. Interestingly, people near those who are elderly or terminally ill also can develop a fear of death more often.
   
Death scares us all; it scares me, too, and it’s likely that the people who say otherwise are lying. Death anxiety is natural. Religious, spiritual, or otherwise, we’ve all got questions about the big unknown and what happens after we die — that’s part of life.
   
As a nonbeliever, I believe that is just the end point of this “one” life we have on earth.
Help as many people as possible — NOW, while you still can.
Make the earth a better place for others — NOW, while you still can.
Tell others you love them — NOW, while you still can.   (I LOVE YOU!)
     
If fear of death is expected, however, being crippled or paralyzed by that fear is not necessarily normal — nor a good thing. Having anxiety about dying should not keep you from living a great life. See the good in life and focus on that. Remember, it’s what you focus on that’s important!
   
Fear of death or mortality is easy to define: it’s the fear of the end of life. Although fear of death may affect us at any time, it tends to receive the most attention from people around age 65 (yikes, I’m 65 now!) who are approaching retirement age and beginning to reflect on their achievements, disappointments, and life flow.
     
Fear of death is expected. Still, a fear of death is often more debilitating in people who are overwhelmed by death and suffer from a mental health disorder like anxiety and depressive disorders. There’s a fair amount of research showing that certain people are more likely to deal with the dread of death in their lifetimes.
   
After I die, I want all my usable organs to go to people who need them. The rest of my body can be put out in a forest for rodents and bugs to consume the rest of me. I do not want any of me to be wasted; I want to help the world. And, to waste a part of the earth to bury me is Ludacris in my mind.
   
Of course, like most people, I have thought about suicide and what it would mean. It would be the easy way out. I hate to say, the lazy way out.
   
People who are elderly, retired, or terminally ill are often affected by the fear of death. It’s fair to assume that this is because, for these people, the fear of death may represent a more acute, immediate, and quantifiable “end” than for those who don’t expect that death is just around the corner.
     
But death anxiety also tends to affect some people more severely than others. Based on thinking and a variety of mental health factors. Fear of death may more intensely affect people who are experiencing mental disorders or who may be dealing with a future they question.
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WORDS TO INSPIRE YOU!
Inspirational quotes and sayings have a unique ability to change the way we feel about life and can change our thoughts. They are attractive, challenging, and essential on our path to joy and happiness and finding ways to inspire ourselves and others.
     
THE BURST!
Inspirational quotes and ideas give us a quick and timely burst of wisdom to regain our focus, offering the inspiration needed for the day or occasion. I hope the words below bring a smile to your face and drive you to make this day and every day a fantastic event.
   
BE POSITIVE!
Just as positive words can make someone smile, and a well-timed amusing quote can make someone laugh, your thoughts react to the world in real-time. Have this control! You have complete control over only one thing in the universe—YOUR THINKING!—and that’s where motivational quotes come in!
     
“YOU”
How you think and feel about yourself, including your beliefs and expectations about what is possible, determines everything in your life, and it all derives from your quality of thinking. Use quotes to move ahead in your life.
   
SELF-TALK IS SO ESSENTIAL—THINK RIGHT!
To stay motivated, you have to use each day as an opportunity to improve and get closer to your goals. It might sound like a lot of work—and with your busy schedule—next to impossible. But you can do it! Motivational words, yes, are just words. But they are positive words; they will keep you on track.
   
QUOTES WILL BENEFIT YOU!
Positive and inspiring quotes can be like sunshine on a cloudy day. They inject optimism into our thoughts, brighten our mood, and help us focus on the good in life. They remind us that even in the face of adversity, we can see the silver lining and embrace a positive attitude.
   
PEARLS OF WISDOM
In a world filled with challenges and indecisiveness, the power of inspirational quotes cannot be exaggerated. These pearls of wisdom uniquely uplift our spirits, can spark positive change, and fuel our motivation often when we need it most.
     
WORDS WILL CHANGE YOU!
The correct motivational quote can change you and things—helping you ditch the excuses, escape your comfort zone, and take action. Read these words with an open mind and learn to improve your life.
     
THESE QUOTES
When you read these quotes, you’ll also realize that many other people worldwide are experiencing these feelings. These feelings make you think you’re the only person who could feel this bad. But you’re not. Lots and lots of other people feel bad, too. This is the irony of it. You don’t want other people to feel crappy, but it does make you feel better or at least comforted to know that other people feel just as bad as you.

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I HOPE THE FOLLOWING WORDS ADD TO YOUR LIFE >>
   
“I have no fear of death.
Yet, I have things to accomplish
before that end time.”
Kit Summers
   
“Most men lead lives of quiet desperation
and go to the grave with the song still in them.”
Henry David Thoreau
   
“Press on!
For in the grave, there is no work and no device.
Press on!
While yet you may.”
Nathaniel Parker
   
“A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things.
There will be sleeping enough in the grave.”
Benjamin Franklin
   
“Isn’t it sad to go to your grave without ever wondering why you were born? Who, with such a thought, would not spring from bed, eager to resume discovering the world and rejoicing to be part of it?”
Richard Dawkins
   
“Pope Francis the open where all can see them.
His acts, step by step, are in hard substance.
He cannot bury his mistakes in the grave like the doctors.
He cannot argue them into thin air or blame the judge like the lawyers.”
Herbert Hoover
 
“The only difference between a rut and a grave is the dimensions.”
Ellen Glasgow
   
“Today, the news is scandals; that is news, but the many children who don’t have food – that’s not news. This is grave. We can’t rest easy while things are this way.”
Pope Francis
   
“You fall out of your mother’s womb,
You crawl across open country under fire,
And drop into your grave.”
Quentin Crisp
   
“Every church is a stone on the grave of a god-man:
It does not want him to rise again under any circumstances.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
   
“Pressure is a combination of expectations, scrutiny, and consequences.
If the consequences are grave, you feel more pressure;
If you feel more pressure, you learn how to cope.”
Gianluca Vialli
   
“We want gain without pain, the resurrection without going through the grave, life without experiencing death, and a crown without going by way of the Cross. But in God’s economy, the way up is down.”
Nancy Leigh DeMoss
   
“The bitterest tears shed over graves are for unsaid words and deeds left undone.”
Harriet Beecher Stowe

YOU MUST IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF YOUR THINKING,
YOU CHANGE YOUR LIFE’S DIFFERENTIA—SOMETIMES INSTANTLY!
COMPOSE A NOBLE BOOK AND WRITE A BEST-SELLER.
YOU ARE AMAZING—PLAY YOUR PART!
YOU CAN TURN THINGS AROUND FAST AND ACHIEVE YOUR
WILDEST DREAMS NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE IN LIFE!

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MY DAILY JOTTINGS >>
Each week goes by so quickly, don’t you think?
It seems like time is going by faster and faster.
You must live joyfully, daily, for each day!
     
Do you know what you did last Monday?
Do you remember what you ate for dinner last Thursday?
Keep track of your doings for a few weeks; you will see your time differently.
Remember, the quality of your life depends on what you do each day.
   
10/19 — I have accepted that I may never get much sleep.
I can live with that. I woke up today at 2 a.m., but, oh well.
   
Cindy and I went to a show tonight, “Frequent Flyers Aerial Dance,” at the Spooky Cabaret. You can learn more about this group here >> https://frequentflyers.org/
   
Many were flying above our heads, and it was good to see. Flying is entertaining and provides a good workout.
   
A weekly farmer market trip provided great vegies for us to consume.
 
10/2o—I sit at the computer at 9:02 a.m. and have been at it since about 3 a.m. (I slept in some.)
   
Tonight, Sunday, the juggling club meeting at BCC was held. There were quite a few jugglers there. I brought a big bowl of my currently made salsa. By the time we left, it was finished. Yes, my salsa was a big hit with the jugglers.
   
Also, my 3-ball trick workshop was a big hit. I went over many tricks and how to learn them. Jugglers there soaked up my words and applied them to my lessons. Yes, I saw many who advanced to a higher level in juggling.
 
10/21 —  Not sure what I did on this day. What did you do?
We did go to Ward to see Cindy’s old frind. It was a nice drive. We almost went to the continental divide.
       
10/22 — As usual, on the computer since early morning, writing on this blog, reading articles, and watching videos.
   
Not much happened today. I should write that I did not “make” much happen today. You see, it is up to us to make things happen. 
   
Cindy suggested a massage for me, my first ever. I’ve had people massage in various ways, but not a full-body massage. First, I lay on my stomach, and they went over my back, then I turned over. She did a deep massage, which made me feel better later.
   
10/23 — I woke up again today (surprise, surprise.) I don’t feel tired, but I will later.
Today, I do not feel anything from yesterday’s massage. It felt good at the time, but nothing now.
   
I slept in this morning until about 3 a.m. Then, I went to the Circus Center and picked up some wood to build a stand to hold the 100-gallon water saver. I put it on a five-foot stand so that gravity could bring the water to the plants.
   
10/24 — 
First, we went to the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.
I’ve been here before.
Take a look >>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnZmtyrRcH4

In exploring the area, I used to love running and dancing on trails and rocks at full speed, jumping and maneuvering to stay on the path. Now, with my brain injury, vision and balance problems, lack of sleep, and asthma, it is not the same. At one point, I let Cindy go ahead, and I just sat on a rock and waited for her return.
 
There seemed to be a single trail going up there, but we had gotten lost on the way back. Neither of us knew how we could have done it, but we did. We found the main road and, after walking for a bit, the car.
   
The next stop is the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. We were almost the only ones there, and in the following video, you will see that there was no one there then, either >>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-NMjNGMVdQ
 
The freeways in Denver were experiencing rush hour traffic, bumper-to-bumper, and very slow. So Cindy and I, to spend some time and get out of traffic, decided to stop by the Denver Circus Collective — https://www.circuscollective.com/
People were there, but we stayed briefly, watched an aerial fabric class, and returned to the road.
   
Cindy was hungry (I seldom feel hungry or full, my brain injury, I suppose.) She remembered a noodle restaurant, Menya Noodle, on the 16th St. Mall, and we walked for a while and then found it. The food was quite good, and we were delighted when we returned home. Here they are — https://menyacolorado.com/ 
   
10/25 — This current blog is about death, something that we will all be facing. I just got a message from my daughter, April (she has been in Europe), that her husband’s dad had recently passed away. He had been ill for a while, but it is always tricky when death occurs. 

DO SOMETHING NEW–DAILY!
THEN, KEEP DOING NEW FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!

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THE GARDEN THIS WEEK

A self-supportive life can be a better life.
A garden would be a part of that life.
You must look into it.
   
Because I am back on the road, there will be no more words about the garden.
I do hope Beth keeps it up.
I did a lot of work establishing our vegetable garden.
   
When I drove the van seven years ago,
I grew stuff under the sunroof windows on the top.
I may start that up my van garden again.
You will find out, of course.

START YOUR GARDEN TODAY!
IT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR YOUR LIFE!

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ALL OUR LIFE, WE MUST CHALLENGE OURSELVES!
YOUR CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK >> 

Dissect the idea of your death.
What do you want to get done before that end time?
Have you prepared your path after you die?
   
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