My Heartsongs Podcast #136 I Appreciate Various Traditions

#136 Thanatopia Part Eight: I Appreciate Various Traditions. The final skill described in Thanatopia: Conscious Aging & A Good Death. I present musings on Dealing with the body, Appreciating ancestors, Afterlife and Ritual Celebrations. Happy Mother’s Day. My mom died 49 years ago while I was in medical school. I still remember how “off” she looked in the coffin, not at all like her. I can also feel the upset in my body recalling the Catholic priest who came in to say prayers, and consistently mis-pronounced her name as he droned on and on. I wish I had the awareness expressed in this podcast back then.