Plant the Conversation
Talking about death and gardening have a lot in common. We spend so much time cogitating about how it might go that we bury the opportunity to even begin (yes, that’s a death pun).

Breaking ground on a conversation about dying is really about the seeds.
Whether it’s with a friend, family member, or one of the -ologists (you know…the specialists focused on keeping us alive, but not always great at talking about our final growing season), not every seed will germinate. Conditions change. Timing matters.

When it comes to dying and death how many conversations should we have with our loved ones and over what span of time?

You and I live in a culture that approaches mortality with a ten foot pole setting us up for missing the mark (okay, lots of belly flops!) with language suggesting it’s “a” conversation, you know the talk — a checklist, a folder, a signature here or there or asking questions that are just too big to wrap our heads and hearts around from the start.

When it comes to dying and death how many conversations should we have with our loved ones and over what span of time?

You and I live in a culture that approaches mortality with a ten foot pole setting us up for missing the mark (okay, lots of belly flops!) with language suggesting it’s “a” conversation, you know the talk — a checklist, a folder, a signature here or there or asking questions that are just too big to wrap our heads and hearts around from the start.