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\"BluesAintNothingBookCover\"<\/a>Some mornings, we wake up feeling that it\u2019s a glorious day to be alive. Others, we awaken depressed that we have yet another day to live through.<\/p>\n

Depending on our mood, we may view death as either too distant or too near at hand. There is little we can do that may delay death other than attempt to keep fit and play it safe. Only suicide can assuredly hasten its coming. Both strategies have been known to fail.<\/p>\n

The crucial decision we might make is to live each day as if it were our last. If we have lived the previous day as well and as fully as we might, then when we awaken the next morning, we can arise in the Native American tradition of opening our eyes wide with the wonder of life, at the same time saying simply, \u201cToday would be a good day to die.<\/p>\n

The inevitability of death is easier to accept after a life well lived.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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