Your Last Day on Earth

After attending a wonderful yoga class this morning in beautiful Palm Desert, CA; I decided to take a bath. The warm water and the mixture of body washes and soaps soothed my aching muscles and my fatigued body. My bathroom was illuminated by the soft golden flicker of candle light. Today was a special day for me and that deserved a warm relaxing bath, scented candles and soft ambient music playing in the background. It is during these times of relaxation and bliss where I do most of my reflecting.

My iHome played the sounds of the sea with an occasional sea-gull call here and there as well as the haunting song of the humpback whale. The candle light danced around my skin, and sparkled against the soapy water. It was an almost hypnotic bath with a surreal quality to it; I am used to it, I have talent for preparing wonderful baths.

As the candles slowly melted to stumps and my skin was soft, clean and smelled of tropical fruit, a realization began to dawn on me.  I gazed upon my body that was submerged more than halfway in the water; my head down to my chest was out of the water as well as my knees, they looked like two flesh colored islands right next to each other in the middle of the sudsy ocean. My eyes wondered from my toes to my arms, not single square in of skin was missed (my butt and my back kind of). Do you know what is that I had realized? No? It was: Nothing lasts forever.

It was then, when I realized that I had taken many things for granted, like my friends, my family and even more strangely, myself. I ran a hand over my leg and marveled at it, what a beautiful thing a leg was. It allowed me to walk, run, jump, stand and kick the crap out of my brother as well as a soccer ball, yet I never gave it a second thought. I have such a wonderful body! Mind you, I didn’t say I had a beautiful body, I said I had a wonderful, healthy, working body. Beauty is only skin deep, true beauty resides within one’s own soul.

(me enjoying a nice day out :D, best things in life are free)

Anyways, I totally sidetracked. My realization was: I take so many things for granted, what would I do if I had a day to live? What would anyone of us do? When I asked myself this question I seriously couldn’t come up with a reasonable answer. Maybe I would seek forgiveness from those that I had hurt in the past and tell some people that I love them. Perhaps I would go out and do things that I’ve never done before and that I would like to have done.

When I sat down on my living room couch to eat a bowl of special K and some bacon (sorry if you’re vegetarian), I appreciated the things I had a little bit more. The cereal tasted better and so did the bacon (sorry again!).

What I want to know is what YOU would do if you had 24 hours left in your life. What would you do?

 

Much love, Snow

(bath soaps)

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Permalink Reply by Enlil Ninlil on January 15, 2012 at 2:42pm

Wonderfull post. You look like really nice person.

Warm bath with music is one of the best things here on Earth.

 

Regarding dying in next 24 hours:

One of my hobbies is thinking about death and dying (but not about suicide). By some coindicence, I was contemplating this topic in bath years ago and decided to try clinical death, or at least as good as it gets close to it. After some time, I found some way to do it at least partially safe. I have done it then three times, last time it was quite close to brain damage (dont try this at home kids :)

I dont want to die, but the process of dying is fantastic. At start you see the "tunnel", but this is pure physiology, as eye gets no blood. Nerves in eye start to signal inverted vision (in detail its quit complicated topic), so you see all black and yellow point  in the middle of eye is in your vision like pulsating light in the middle of black. Therefore it looks similar to tunnel.

But the main things starts to happen later. The feeling of body vanishes and there comes the "unconditional love". Its different to "human love" like love to partner, family or friends. Its like sunshine coming to your face, without sun judging you if you are bad or good.

When I returned I was always crying, because of the lost feeling of universe of love and unity. Also the body returned, unexpectedly heavy, together with the burden of commitments in real live.

I dont want to die, but I dont fear the death anymore. This is important for better live without anxiety from death, which will come sooner or later.

Permalink Reply by The Starling on January 16, 2012 at 1:50pm

Snow,you never cease to amaze! Your insights and descriptive powers take me right into the picture you are "painting" with your words.. as for what I would do with my last day on Earth? I would want to look deeply into the eyes of my loved ones. I would want to be in or near water,preferably.I would be aware of even the most minute,simple beauty surrounding me..oh,and if there were to be some bacon in the morning for breakfast,so much the better!

Permalink Reply by Crystal Iris on January 26, 2012 at 9:29am

Iin our imminent ascended consciousness, we'll be constantly feeling like everything is unique, which it is! As for now, it's an excellent practice to remember that this moment and opportunity, this person, this pet, this plant, this scent, this feeling are unique for that moment. To be in the present moment is a wonderful practice of constant state of grace :)

Permalink Reply by Ciffian Renavai on January 26, 2012 at 9:45am
That is a hard one and VERY confrentational:). It makes me aware:) thank you.

I would probably give everyone I know a proper end call, with the use of a smilly face :D
Permalink Reply by the_vast_mystery on January 28, 2012 at 2:41pm

What would I do? Well that's a bit of a loaded question by itself. What would I do that I can do? I'd say goodbye to the few people who I still regularly talk to and feel deep connections with, probably close all my online profiles, and then see about driving up to find a nice spot in nature to spend my last however many hours.

I'd like to say I'd do this or do that but really if I only have 24 hours left I'm not going to spend my time on anything I'm not sure will bring about good things. Whether that's saying goodbye to certain people, delivering any last messages or clues I might need to leave, and then closing online profiles so there's no confusion from people thinking I'd be still alive.

Then with what time I'd have left, I'd like to spend it around as much lush greenery as I can. It's funny because I love the city yet I love the forest too. I ended up living in the city for convenience so I'd rather spend my last hours deep in a nice spot in a forest. :) 

Permalink Reply by Charlie Fari Bassols on February 8, 2012 at 11:06am

thank you for this question i forgot to ask myself this question for a couple of months thank u for reminding me of it :)

Permalink Reply by Valeri on February 8, 2012 at 2:02pm

I would not eat,sleep and woudl totally become still, and go within,look back at my life nad would do as much analysis and a thorough life review as possible, to assess the progress I have made within it. I would sit on my couch&bed and become still ,calm and revel in the knowingness that finally I will leave this limited reality,as good as it is,but it is time go home,and Earth is not my home. That is what i would do, I would not interact,except the interaction I would look back upon in my mind.I would have no regrets,for regretting anything is a karmic tie that chains you.I would see the shortcomings as lessons that I was able to learn from,and no such thing as mistakes,all a learning process indeed.I appreciate all times,both hard and easy in my life.Indeed,a peaceful life review in the last 24 hours of life on Earth.

Permalink Reply by Carol Fernandez on February 17, 2012 at 11:47am

I think what we decide to do with our last 24 hours would show us what is really important to us and I MUST make the time to meditate on this. Lovely post, thank you.

Permalink Reply by mikee 11 on March 10, 2012 at 11:50pm

 

  I would ask for peace to the world and that all souls may be accepted wherever we are to move on to. I know i would want my last moments to be spent with my beautifull wife and loved ones. Like this i know that when i pass, the emotion in my heart would be love and nothing is more peacefull than that.

Permalink Reply by Daniel Tietz on March 11, 2012 at 12:52am

Thank you :)

Thank you

:)

Permalink Reply by Leiah Angélica on April 21, 2012 at 9:57am

you are a very beautiful woman snow ;)

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