I’ve tried various ways of mitigating the harmful effects of social media and screened devices for myself, with varying success. But I believe my most recent move against my co-dependent relationship with screens—to take every Sunday completely away from them—is perhaps finally tipping the scales in a bigger way.
Read moreDying Before You Die: Living Funeral Ceremonies
We don't have the luxury of mindlessness, an infinite set of days to squander in ennui. After a ceremony, we may decide that the endurance we're forcing upon ourselves by remaining in strenuous but changeable circumstances are no longer worth the anguish. The approval we're trying to win is no longer paramount. Going through the motions to approximate lives that others have always invisioned for us isn't what will comfort us on our death beds.
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