tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272071748941420694.post6039768417506018450..comments2023-08-29T03:31:53.228-05:00Comments on Necessary Skills: Death's DoorPeter Haslamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12540270073688574361noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272071748941420694.post-59257670929833083412007-07-28T07:03:00.000-05:002007-07-28T07:03:00.000-05:00Thanks loz for your additionThanks loz for your additionPeter Haslamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12540270073688574361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272071748941420694.post-14482117091006907662007-07-28T00:31:00.000-05:002007-07-28T00:31:00.000-05:00Hi Peter - for me it's said in the Garth Brooks so...Hi Peter - for me it's said in the Garth Brooks song "The Dance"<BR/><BR/>Our lives are better left to chance I could have missed the pain<BR/>But I'd of had to miss the danceLozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10513517402604501840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272071748941420694.post-58244593458792980472007-07-25T21:19:00.000-05:002007-07-25T21:19:00.000-05:00Only if you take me Bee :)Only if you take me Bee :)Peter Haslamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12540270073688574361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272071748941420694.post-48238157344390403172007-07-25T20:49:00.000-05:002007-07-25T20:49:00.000-05:00i'd go on a cruise! smiles, beei'd go on a cruise! <BR/><BR/>smiles, beeEmpress Bee (of the high sea)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08300140506585000934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272071748941420694.post-58656970202132056812007-07-23T20:06:00.000-05:002007-07-23T20:06:00.000-05:00That is your choice Paisley. Our lives and consequ...That is your choice Paisley. Our lives and consequences are ours. It is not for others to understand or judge.Peter Haslamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12540270073688574361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272071748941420694.post-1107178499100317842007-07-23T19:27:00.000-05:002007-07-23T19:27:00.000-05:00alas,, a question that i don't feel i have to answ...alas,, a question that i don't feel i have to answer with another question.... day one,, i would go to the hood and get 8 dimes of heroin... two for each dog and four for me..day 1-20 i would spend at home,, doing what i do best,,, writing,, thinking,, spending every last moment with my dogs... on the day before the the final event.. i am sure i would cry my good byes to my "girls" and get them in bed with me,, and proceed to put all of us to sleep....<BR/><BR/>i have lived a very full life... i am ready at any time... if i was given the life sentence of three weeks,, i would cut it short by only one day,, but only because i want to do this myself... <BR/><BR/>and it is imperative to me that if i have any say in the matter,,my dogs are going with me...i will not leave them alone, to be caged and perhaps euthanised by strangers..<BR/><BR/>this is not in any way dismal or gruesome.. this is just something i have already decided.. if it is within my power,, i will not allow disease or humanity to take my life force from me,, but rather i will extinguish my own flame, at a time i see fit....paisleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231453820728399262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272071748941420694.post-49549332711566849502007-07-23T18:43:00.000-05:002007-07-23T18:43:00.000-05:00Jennifer I am glad that it worked out for you and ...Jennifer I am glad that it worked out for you and for contributing to the conversation.Peter Haslamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12540270073688574361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272071748941420694.post-90493701132950282012007-07-23T15:51:00.000-05:002007-07-23T15:51:00.000-05:00Hi Peter...Great post!I actually had a time in my ...Hi Peter...<BR/><BR/>Great post!<BR/><BR/>I actually had a time in my life where I faced such a future...<BR/><BR/>Spending some time in contemplation with the very real possibility of not living more than a few weeks has changed my life.<BR/><BR/>It is a wake up call for sure!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for this Peter,<BR/><BR/>jenJennifer Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04593797320592103928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272071748941420694.post-43660684837568625732007-07-23T13:45:00.000-05:002007-07-23T13:45:00.000-05:00I agree Camille I find it makes life sweeter. Good...I agree Camille I find it makes life sweeter. Good addition to the conversationPeter Haslamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12540270073688574361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272071748941420694.post-77581212167674689372007-07-23T12:11:00.000-05:002007-07-23T12:11:00.000-05:00I don't find it dark to think about death at all. ...I don't find it dark to think about death at all. It reminds me of the life I have right now. I like how in the Native American spirituality they say to themselves everyday "It is a good day to die" which means they are living life today, not putting off anything til tomorrow.S. Camillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677965869844341756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272071748941420694.post-22117121894221161092007-07-23T09:56:00.000-05:002007-07-23T09:56:00.000-05:00Rednose as long as yyou are not wrapped up in post...Rednose as long as yyou are not wrapped up in postponing your needs for an uncertain futurePeter Haslamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12540270073688574361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272071748941420694.post-17937757860447692172007-07-23T09:18:00.000-05:002007-07-23T09:18:00.000-05:00Hi TherePossibly the idea of living everyday as if...Hi There<BR/><BR/>Possibly the idea of living everyday as if it's your last could possibly end with a negative feeling towards everyday.<BR/>maybe a better approach is to use the idea to condition ourself from time to time. <BR/>I believe like Tony Robbins that The Past Does Not Equal The Future.<BR/>I hope that I'll be remembered when I die and I think that that's the least anyone should ask of themselves. That and that you look good when You're Dead.<BR/>But enough of the dark topic for me. <BR/><BR/>I hope you all have a Fantastic and beautiful today, tomorrow and for a good long unforseeable future.<BR/><BR/>RednoseDouglas Easonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03508104247257657559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272071748941420694.post-62818305464793783722007-07-23T07:05:00.000-05:002007-07-23T07:05:00.000-05:00Theresa111 I revisit these questions and others fr...Theresa111 I revisit these questions and others from time to time to remind myself to choose wisely. Not something I have done in the pastPeter Haslamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12540270073688574361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272071748941420694.post-22291501846225049232007-07-22T23:47:00.000-05:002007-07-22T23:47:00.000-05:00Peter,I came over here to see what you were up to ...Peter,<BR/>I came over here to see what you were up to and I got sucker punched. You made me think about three weeks and I answered yes to many of those questions you asked. <BR/><BR/>I need to go now as I have much to think about beore I drift off to sleep. Great post!<BR/><BR/>Cheers. "Sleeping Kitten - Dancing Dog!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272071748941420694.post-55436745438589278692007-07-22T21:47:00.000-05:002007-07-22T21:47:00.000-05:00Yes Sandee most people just think it won't happen ...Yes Sandee most people just think it won't happen to them Thanks for your additionPeter Haslamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12540270073688574361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272071748941420694.post-2583787542251991852007-07-22T21:20:00.000-05:002007-07-22T21:20:00.000-05:00I live every moment as though it will be my last. ...I live every moment as though it will be my last. If I love you, then you know it. I would change nothing. Excellent post my friend... Far too many folks don't even thing about this, or they think they have lots of time to do so. :)Sandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785788498697004273noreply@blogger.com