Do you ever think about when you won't be here ?

I've thought of it a lot actually. Two incidents, one during my years on active duty and one during the subsequent years with the DoD, forced me to confront our mortality. The details of the incidents themselves aren't important, but I've shared them with a few people here. After both incidents there were people who never stood again.

There, but for the grace of God, go I ...

I've come to the realization that, for all of us, life is about today. We need to treat every single human interaction as if it may be our last. A stranger on the street ... the barrister who messed up your order ... the server who left you sitting there ... We are all just people struggling to get through another day. I don't care you skin color, your gender, your biology, your culture, your faith ... You are a person and from me you will receive respect and love because we might not be here tomorrow.

Yes. I think of times when if for example I feel something and it permanently damages me. I don't want to be a burden to the people who will take good care of me. Then..What will happen to my family if I'm not here? How will they be? I don't want any of them to be harmed or get hurt. I want them to feel safe and feel happy. I also wonder if I made an impact to the people I crossed paths with. I hope I made a mark. A legacy that I was a good person.

Quite a bit in my 30s and early 40s, with raising a family. But as of late, I don't get that sudden anxiety spike, when I think about it. My youngest will be 18 in 10 days. With that responsibility quickly coming to a close, I'm not bothered by that aspect anymore.
On a side note, I have given up drinking and am putting my best foot forward where my mental health is concerned, which helps a lot.

I've experienced loss fairly close to me and I know & love people who have experienced loss at an age far too young. I think about it all the time.

I pray to any God who may be out there that there's a place we go to where the people I care about, the children, and the innocent adults in this world can live happily without the awful trauma this place puts them through. They deserve it.

Real pain and loss is not a pretty sight to see. It stole my faith away.

Yes I worry about it a lot. Especially with my heart issues. I want to be here long enough for my kids to be okay on their own. I don't want to leave my partner with 3 young kids to take care of on his own.

I don’t worry about that, our soul never dies,, heal your fears, trauma, that helps you heal the nervous system and then you become whole.

None of what you carry is yours, it’s other people ls pain and projections you took on as yours, let them go.

Its mind blowing after that ✨ worth it 😊

Yes. Although I've done a lot of things in my life to be proud of those years have passed. Only Vickies daughter will be at my funeral and no one from my past will remember me.

Yes I do.
The thing that comforts me is I made it this far and that's more than some people.
Also I don't believe it's the end.
You just change frequencies.

i just hope I have given my kids the knowledge and wisdom to be able to carry on. Until I see them again. And if people dont believe in that, its okay. It was never meant for all of us to have the same beliefs.

I think about it a lot lately

Yes. I'm even getting rid of some stuff that I no longer use and would just be a burden to my heirs.

I remember when my father died and a lot was left on my table I thought about how he never had to worry about any of it again. It almost made death feel like a release.

Definitely yes, I have a terminal illness and now a chest infection to top it up.

I worry more about those that I will leave behind - I hope they will be OK and have happy lives.

Nope

With that that taken care of you're free to really LOVE and LIVE!

Sure, it definitely occurs to me. I feel badly for anyone who has to go through all my stuff!

I think about it often

I wasn't here for centuries before I was born. I won't be here for centuries after. The world will go on. With some luck, humanity will too.

Sometimes yeah.

Won't make much of a difference to anybody, except my wife, if she's still alive. I wish it was legal though to turf my body into the bush and make all the little critters happy. They'd have something to chew on for a bit.

Yes, frequently.

Not really. But I thought about illnesses that could prevent me from living the life I wish to have and that I should do more while my body is relatively healthy.

It is rare, I suppose.
Somehow it is not comfortable to think about, even though going to Jesus is the best that could happen. 😅

Too often

Not really. All I have to do is provide for my wife should I go first. After that we don't have any children so there is no one to worry about. I have dreams and goals that I may or may not reach. Once I'm gone none of that matters anymore. I can just hang out in Heaven and enjoy my new life. 🙂

No because nobody will notice or care, nor should they. I'm trying hard to achieve my objective. To have a fatal heart attack while fishing or cutting firewood in rugged mountain terrain where only the buzzards will find my body.

I think that's the only way to think about it yes

FOMO

Maybe when we won't be here, we will be there, and there, we will not think of such thoughts either

Got nothin' to lose!

Of course, because WE won’t matter when we are not here.