Sometime soon, a handsome and smiling angel will knock on your front door. This kind and gentle angel brings a gift for you.

He is the Angel of Breath and he is here to take you back home.

In a soothing voice he explains that your time on earth has come to an end and you have to leave everything behind.

All your possessions, your home, your family, even your body. You can’t take anything or anyone with you. All of it stays here.

Before you leave, the Angel will allow you to take 3 final breaths.

You can take as long as you need with these 3 last breaths, but that’s all you get.

As soon as your 3 breaths are done, you leave this planet forever.

You understand the instructions and you choose to take the deepest, longest breaths possible, to soak in as much of this human experience as you can.

As you slowly take your first deep breath in, holding it at the top of the inhale, you notice that there’s someone’s hand you’d like to hold. Without thinking, you reach out and grab the hand of the first person who comes to mind.

You take it all in.

And when you’re ready, you exhale all the way.

And once again, you breathe in as deep and as long as you can.

With this second breath, you suddenly remember all the faces you’d like to see one last time. There’s no overthinking, just allowing these faces to be seen. There may even be a few surprises.

You take it all in.

And when you are ready, you exhale all the way.

With the final inhale of your very last breath on Earth, you sense that there is something you want to give. A final word, a final smile, a moment of gratitude for anyone or anything.

You hold this deep juicy final breath as long as you can, and when it’s time, you exhale that offering out to the world, knowing that once this final breath is done, your time here has come to an end.

All of us have a last breath out there looking for us. It might find you in 50 mins or 50 years, but it will find you.

Soak it all in, before it’s too late.

And when you are ready, exhale all the way.

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Sometimes, I imagine a time after my death.

I imagine my Facebook memories feed. You know, that reminder everyday that tells you what you shared on this exact day, in past years.

I imagine convincing a friend to login to my Facebook account after my death and re-share one post from my past, everyday.

My intention isn't to fool anyone into believing I am still alive, but instead to (hopefully) bring value to peoples lives with my content after my death. That value could be laugher, insight, vulnerability, kindness, support, goofiness, etc, etc. It doesn't all have to be serious and philosophical. It can also be fun and light. 

For me, there is something very empowering about imagining my social media content and my self-expression through the lens of eternity. I prefer that perspective, much more than through the lens of instant gratification and "likes", which I also fall victim to, much more than I'd like to admit. 

Here's what my Facebook memories looks like for today (Jan 10th). 

What would your feed say about you, after your death? (see your own here)

Is that message how you want to be remembered for eternity? 

Personally, I know I have many posts that are not how I want to be remembered. 

But that's okay. Those posts got me here and for that I am eternally grateful.