From my rotting body, flowers shall grow and I am in them and that is eternity. ~Edvard Munch

I found this quote today. I think it's absolutely beautiful. Of course it only covers a fraction of my thoughts on death, but it covers it's portion very elquently. If I were to see these words on my grave I think it would make me smile.

Friday I got a call from my mother. My cousin Pili Boy had passed away. This was completely unexpected. He was 37 and had gone home sick from work. His sister Pualani came over to check on him the next day, he was home alone because his wife was in Mexico and she'd heard that he hadn't gone to work. She found him dead. We're not sure what happened ( Read more... )