This is Glenn, from Heartwood. (I just stumbled onto your post from facebook.) I just wanted to say that the things you've written here really strike a chord with me--so you get a digital high-five. My theory is that anxiety is one side effect of actually paying attention in life, so congrats. Maybe the following quotes will ease your mind as much as they have mine over the years:
"Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.” ~Epicurus
(Why fear something that can't exist at the same time as we can, eh?)
"When I die, I shall be content to vanish into nothingness.... No show, however good, could conceivably be good forever... I do not believe in immortality, and have no desire for it." ~H.L. Mencken
"You come from nothing, you go back to nothing. What have you lost? Nothing. Always look on the bright side of life." ~Monty Python
Sorry for randomly sending you quotes on death, haha.
I pretty sure most people have these thoughts sometime in their life (or at least I do). I know I see myself dying like all the time. But if you can, just try to live your life with joy and decency; that's all you can do about it. It's silly to worry about things you can't change, especially when it hinders you living. :)
*Edit- And by things you can't change, I mean what happens after death. Getting involved with Free the Planet is a very good thing and a nice way to try for change. :P
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"Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.” ~Epicurus
(Why fear something that can't exist at the same time as we can, eh?)
"When I die, I shall be content to vanish into nothingness.... No show, however good, could conceivably be good forever... I do not believe in immortality, and have no desire for it." ~H.L. Mencken
"You come from nothing,
you go back to nothing.
What have you lost? Nothing.
Always look on the bright side of life." ~Monty Python
Sorry for randomly sending you quotes on death, haha.
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*Edit- And by things you can't change, I mean what happens after death. Getting involved with Free the Planet is a very good thing and a nice way to try for change. :P
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