Comments on: The Magic and Mystery of Death http://www.mike-robbins.com/blog/2009/09/the-magic-and-mystery-of-death/ The Power of Appreciation Thu, 17 May 2012 12:59:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: My Blog Title http://www.mike-robbins.com/blog/2009/09/the-magic-and-mystery-of-death/#comment-1205 My Blog Title Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:41:50 +0000 http://www.mike-robbins.com/blog/?p=167#comment-1205 <strong>Title...</strong> Nook is The Best Device I Have Seen In A Long Time... Title…

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]]> By: Melissa http://www.mike-robbins.com/blog/2009/09/the-magic-and-mystery-of-death/#comment-515 Melissa Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:00:50 +0000 http://www.mike-robbins.com/blog/?p=167#comment-515 Dear Mike, I am sorry for the loss of those close to you in the sense that you won't be able to hear their voices and see their faces or hold them close as you once did. Your article is so enlightening and speaks true to how we view death in our culture. In April of this year, the man I love dearly was killed in Iraq, he too was "too young" at 25yrs old. Though he chose the life he led and sacrificed himself to ensure the safety of others, the anger and sadness comes. He lived every minute of his life to the fullest and had friends and loved ones whom he touched around the world. Some of the magic his death brought is the way those of us who never met are connected in our love for him and our experiences we shared with him. His gifts to those he met were joy and enthusiasm and the positive difference, much like you share every week with your newsletters and books. Tony also shared his appreciation for others in his daily life with small tokens or comments or just in the way he treated people in all situations. Thank you for the reminder of how an adjustment of the way we look at death can ease the pain of losing someone dear to us. God Bless you and your family, and thank you for sharing your daughters journeys with us as well. Dear Mike,
I am sorry for the loss of those close to you in the sense that you won’t be able to hear their voices and see their faces or hold them close as you once did. Your article is so enlightening and speaks true to how we view death in our culture. In April of this year, the man I love dearly was killed in Iraq, he too was “too young” at 25yrs old. Though he chose the life he led and sacrificed himself to ensure the safety of others, the anger and sadness comes. He lived every minute of his life to the fullest and had friends and loved ones whom he touched around the world. Some of the magic his death brought is the way those of us who never met are connected in our love for him and our experiences we shared with him. His gifts to those he met were joy and enthusiasm and the positive difference, much like you share every week with your newsletters and books. Tony also shared his appreciation for others in his daily life with small tokens or comments or just in the way he treated people in all situations. Thank you for the reminder of how an adjustment of the way we look at death can ease the pain of losing someone dear to us.
God Bless you and your family, and thank you for sharing your daughters journeys with us as well.

]]> By: Marla http://www.mike-robbins.com/blog/2009/09/the-magic-and-mystery-of-death/#comment-513 Marla Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:24:04 +0000 http://www.mike-robbins.com/blog/?p=167#comment-513 Mike, thank you for this wonderful article about death. I am so sorry to hear about your recent losses, our prayers are with you. As you know, my dad passed away 14 years ago, my mother, 10 years ago, my sister, 2 years ago, and my mother-in-law, 5 months ago. With each one I was given the wonderful privilege of being with them in their last days. The big lesson I learned especially from my dad, was if I wanted to know how to live, I had to learn how to die and not fear death. By this I mean that your life needs to be full. Full of God, love, family, friends, laughter, saddness, emotions, happiness and most of all full of gratitude. The most important is full of God. I belive God when he tells us that because of Him, we will see our loved ones again. Live is eternal. I now savor and cherish every moment I have with people. Making the most of everyting, throwing out the whining and complaining that life isn't going the way I want it and thrilled with every moment God has given me. May God bless you and comfort you in your time of sorrow and may your memories of your loved ones bring you smiles. Mike, thank you for this wonderful article about death. I am so sorry to hear about your recent losses, our prayers are with you.
As you know, my dad passed away 14 years ago, my mother, 10 years ago, my sister, 2 years ago, and my mother-in-law, 5 months ago. With each one I was given the wonderful privilege of being with them in their last days. The big lesson I learned especially from my dad, was if I wanted to know how to live, I had to learn how to die and not fear death. By this I mean that your life needs to be full. Full of God, love, family, friends, laughter, saddness, emotions, happiness and most of all full of gratitude. The most important is full of God. I belive God when he tells us that because of Him, we will see our loved ones again. Live is eternal.
I now savor and cherish every moment I have with people. Making the most of everyting, throwing out the whining and complaining that life isn’t going the way I want it and thrilled with every moment God has given me.
May God bless you and comfort you in your time of sorrow and may your memories of your loved ones bring you smiles.

]]> By: Nancy Montier http://www.mike-robbins.com/blog/2009/09/the-magic-and-mystery-of-death/#comment-510 Nancy Montier Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:06:41 +0000 http://www.mike-robbins.com/blog/?p=167#comment-510 Thank you Mike. I'm reading "A Path With Heart" by Jack Kornfield. He asks us to " understand more deeply what evokes this sense of preciousness and how it gives meaning to a path with heart" by reflecting on our own death. The magic of being with death you're referring to is the magic of a path with heart. Thank you Mike. I’m reading “A Path With Heart” by Jack Kornfield. He asks us to ” understand more deeply what evokes this sense of preciousness and how it gives meaning to a path with heart” by reflecting on our own death. The magic of being with death you’re referring to is the magic of a path with heart.

]]> By: Jen Aly http://www.mike-robbins.com/blog/2009/09/the-magic-and-mystery-of-death/#comment-509 Jen Aly Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:22:20 +0000 http://www.mike-robbins.com/blog/?p=167#comment-509 Wow, what a powerful article. The piece about our culture seeing death as failure especially stood out to me. I look at nature as a model for life and the cycles happen so naturally. Life uses death and decay to fertilize the next cycle of life. Articles like yours help us touch a collective awareness of a deeper value system than our mainstream culture. Jen Aly, HappilyEverNow.com Wow, what a powerful article. The piece about our culture seeing death as failure especially stood out to me. I look at nature as a model for life and the cycles happen so naturally. Life uses death and decay to fertilize the next cycle of life. Articles like yours help us touch a collective awareness of a deeper value system than our mainstream culture.
Jen Aly, HappilyEverNow.com

]]> By: Carolyn http://www.mike-robbins.com/blog/2009/09/the-magic-and-mystery-of-death/#comment-508 Carolyn Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:06:25 +0000 http://www.mike-robbins.com/blog/?p=167#comment-508 Hi Mike, First, let me say I'm sorry to hear about the recent losses in your family. Please accept my deepest condolences to you and your entire family. You are and will continue to be in my prayers. I know from personal experience how hard it is to deal with and process this thing called death. I don't know if you remember me. But I attended your book signing in San Diego on April 21, 2009 at Barnes & Noble. I brought my sister Sachi and my niece Natasha with me. At that meeting I shared a lot of my thoughts about my husband who passed away in April 2008. I told you and everyone there how big of an influence my husband had in my life in a positive way and how much he taught me to be myself. The sole reason for me going to your booksigning was to meet you after Fox 6 News introduced you as the author of "Be Yourself." For so many years before I met my husband, I was driven by the opinion of others and tried to live up to their expectations. And it was taking away from who I was without me even knowing it. My husband taught me in the 10 years we were together that being true to myself was being true to God and that was the only way to "fly." I believe that because no matter what we do in life, someone is not going to like it. So, we may as well do what makes us happy! Shortly after meeting you, I met a wonderful man who shares those same positive values. He loves life and loves hard like my husband did. And he's very aware of getting older and doing things while he still has breath in his body. I don't want to go through this new relationship worrying about other people and their opinions. Especially now that I realize how short life can really be, I do embrace it more. I want to enjoy every minute of my life because we don't live forever - at least not here on earth. And when love comes, I don't want it to pass me by. I apologize for rambling on and on. But I wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your thoughts on the magic and mystery of death. It never became so real to me until I lost someone near and dear to my heart. My husband's death was a mystery to me and my questions to God seemed endless. But as time went on, it did become magic when I was finally able to grasp the lessons that my husband's life was trying to teach me and to really cherish the memories we had together. I also had the privilege of being at my mother's bedside when she passed away in October 2008. Thank you for sharing your revelational thoughts of your father being there when you took your first breath and you being there when he took his last. That, to me, was profound! It made me think about my mother in a very special way. My husband, your book, and of course God, have taught me that it's okay to be myself, that my opinion does count, and I don't have to be afraid of everyone else's opinions. May God bless you and your family in a very special way everyday of your lives! Hi Mike,

First, let me say I’m sorry to hear about the recent losses in your family. Please accept my deepest condolences to you and your entire family. You are and will continue to be in my prayers.

I know from personal experience how hard it is to deal with and process this thing called death. I don’t know if you remember me. But I attended your book signing in San Diego on April 21, 2009 at Barnes & Noble. I brought my sister Sachi and my niece Natasha with me. At that meeting I shared a lot of my thoughts about my husband who passed away in April 2008. I told you and everyone there how big of an influence my husband had in my life in a positive way and how much he taught me to be myself. The sole reason for me going to your booksigning was to meet you after Fox 6 News introduced you as the author of “Be Yourself.” For so many years before I met my husband, I was driven by the opinion of others and tried to live up to their expectations. And it was taking away from who I was without me even knowing it. My husband taught me in the 10 years we were together that being true to myself was being true to God and that was the only way to “fly.” I believe that because no matter what we do in life, someone is not going to like it. So, we may as well do what makes us happy!

Shortly after meeting you, I met a wonderful man who shares those same positive values. He loves life and loves hard like my husband did. And he’s very aware of getting older and doing things while he still has breath in his body. I don’t want to go through this new relationship worrying about other people and their opinions. Especially now that I realize how short life can really be, I do embrace it more. I want to enjoy every minute of my life because we don’t live forever - at least not here on earth. And when love comes, I don’t want it to pass me by.

I apologize for rambling on and on. But I wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your thoughts on the magic and mystery of death. It never became so real to me until I lost someone near and dear to my heart. My husband’s death was a mystery to me and my questions to God seemed endless. But as time went on, it did become magic when I was finally able to grasp the lessons that my husband’s life was trying to teach me and to really cherish the memories we had together. I also had the privilege of being at my mother’s bedside when she passed away in October 2008. Thank you for sharing your revelational thoughts of your father being there when you took your first breath and you being there when he took his last. That, to me, was profound! It made me think about my mother in a very special way.

My husband, your book, and of course God, have taught me that it’s okay to be myself, that my opinion does count, and I don’t have to be afraid of everyone else’s opinions. May God bless you and your family in a very special way everyday of your lives!

]]> By: Pamela Wodrich http://www.mike-robbins.com/blog/2009/09/the-magic-and-mystery-of-death/#comment-507 Pamela Wodrich Fri, 11 Sep 2009 04:37:05 +0000 http://www.mike-robbins.com/blog/?p=167#comment-507 What I learned from the death of my sons father is I don't need all the "stuff". Spending money and working all the time for the money to buy all the "stuff" we think we have to have is a waste. Time spent with family is not a waste. Also, holding grudges or talking bad about someone is also a waste of time that could be better spent building up your relationships. What I learned from the death of my sons father is I don’t need all the “stuff”.
Spending money and working all the time for the money to buy all the “stuff” we think we have to have is a waste. Time spent with family is not a waste. Also, holding grudges or talking bad about someone is also a waste of time that could be better spent building up your relationships.

]]> By: Naomi Karlin (Justin's Mom) http://www.mike-robbins.com/blog/2009/09/the-magic-and-mystery-of-death/#comment-506 Naomi Karlin (Justin's Mom) Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:54:43 +0000 http://www.mike-robbins.com/blog/?p=167#comment-506 Hi Mike, Your article is so true since I just lost my 68 yr. old brother to cancer. It is incredibly painful when people can't make a connection with you. I find that e mails, even cards, don't replace the caring of someone who can speak to you, listen to you, and give you a chance to tell your story about the person you lost. I wish more people would realize how important it is to actually call or drop by and speak to the mourner. Thanks. Hi Mike, Your article is so true since I just lost my 68 yr. old brother to cancer. It is incredibly painful when people can’t make a connection with you. I find that e mails, even cards, don’t replace the caring of someone who can speak to you, listen to you, and give you a chance to tell your story about the person you lost. I wish more people would realize how important it is to actually call or drop by and speak to the mourner. Thanks.

]]> By: Dona http://www.mike-robbins.com/blog/2009/09/the-magic-and-mystery-of-death/#comment-504 Dona Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:24:44 +0000 http://www.mike-robbins.com/blog/?p=167#comment-504 Hi Mike, Your article addresses an absolute reality among many people - understandable, yet sad and so true. I personally experienced my Father passing away a few years ago and it was something I could never have imagined being part of. From taking him to his chemo treatments, to his temporary recovery, to his final days spent planning and waiting to pass away at home... And, my husband has been a Hospice Volunteer for two years now and he clearly explains that all of these individuals/patients he has met and spent time with have taught him how to live and not how to die. There is a lesson to be learned in everything that goes on around us, if we pay attention to it. Make it a wonderful day, everyday! Hi Mike,

Your article addresses an absolute reality among many people - understandable, yet sad and so true. I personally experienced my Father passing away a few years ago and it was something I could never have imagined being part of. From taking him to his chemo treatments, to his temporary recovery, to his final days spent planning and waiting to pass away at home… And, my husband has been a Hospice Volunteer for two years now and he clearly explains that all of these individuals/patients he has met and spent time with have taught him how to live and not how to die. There is a lesson to be learned in everything that goes on around us, if we pay attention to it.

Make it a wonderful day, everyday!

]]> By: Will Ambrose http://www.mike-robbins.com/blog/2009/09/the-magic-and-mystery-of-death/#comment-503 Will Ambrose Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:15:31 +0000 http://www.mike-robbins.com/blog/?p=167#comment-503 I have been concerned with the idea of cataclsymic death and the dire prophecies for 2012. I realized that the root of all fears is the fear of death and I was being run by it. I researched online the subject of how to die and came across several sites. The best was www.phmatwater.com and from there I ordered her CD on how to die. I listend to it at bedtime every night for over a month before I was at peace. I know parts of me are still afraid of death, but enough of my psyche has embraced its okness sufficiently that I would choose euthenesia rather than live in a survivalistic future society with temperatures normally beyond human comfort levels. I have been concerned with the idea of cataclsymic death and the dire prophecies for 2012.

I realized that the root of all fears is the fear of death and I was being run by it.

I researched online the subject of how to die and came across several sites. The best was http://www.phmatwater.com and from there I ordered her CD on how to die. I listend to it at bedtime every night for over a month before I was at peace. I know parts of me are still afraid of death, but enough of my psyche has embraced its okness sufficiently that I would choose euthenesia rather than live in a survivalistic future society with temperatures normally beyond human comfort levels.

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