Why is death both one of the most avoided subjects and also highly sought out subjects? Our December Death Café for the LGBTQI Community in San Diego was a wonderful event. Aside from the tea and treats, it was filled with deep, honest conversation and a little humor. Death and dying doesn’t have to be ignored or left to address at what seems like the last minute or after a crisis. Talking about death doesn’t have to be arduous or painful, though it may get you to think about things you hadn’t believed you were ready to. It does bring up emotions, it does bring up questions. And more people are on the move to change the degree with which many in the U.S. avoid or delay talking about it. The Death Café movement began in England and continues to see new members, groups and approaches to this taboo conversation.
If you are LGBTQI identified in San Diego, join us at our next Death Café for the LGBTQI Community. If you are unable to attend or are not in San Diego, find a Death Cafe closer to you or one that is in a community you resonate with.
You can also find a great resource here at The Conversation Project. While you’re there looking around, download the Starter Kit and begin to look at some of the questions within it. Many resources are available to help you think about what questions to even ask, and this is one of the best starting places I have found.
“Tell me, what else should I have done? Doesn’t everything die at last, and too soon? Tell me, what is it you plan to do With your one wild and precious life.” — Mary Oliver