What Matters Most in Life... Is Death
What Matters Most in Life... Is Death. It's a sentence that usually catches people off guard. How could someone who has dedicated her life to healing, Ayurveda, and helping others find wellness say that what matters most in life is death? The truth is, the longer I live, the more I sit with people through grief, illness, and profound life transitions, the more I realize that death has become my greatest teacher. Not because I long for it or see it as something to fear, but because it has completely changed the way I understand what it means to be alive. For as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated by death. Not in a morbid sense, but in a deeply reverent one. There has always been something about it that has called to me. While many people turn away from conversations about death, I find myself leaning toward them. There is something sacred about that final chapter of life that I believe we've forgotten in our modern world. We prepare for birth with excitement. We cele...