In Spirit

Mortality has been on my mind lately. Parents getting older. Memories of friends who died too soon. So many commercials about increasing insurance so that funeral costs are down for survivors. There seems to be a sense a dread around death. A fear of the unknown- the idea of not knowing what's on the other side when we die. Yet few ponder what existence there is prior to birth.

Religion plays a large part in how we consider death. Some believe there is a heaven. Others believe the paradise with virgins waiting (where they come from, I don't know). And there is the one where you get your own planet!!! Still there are those who believe redemption in ones life is the ultimate salvation.  And if Karma is what you hold true, we return in a seemingly endless loop until we achieve pure grace.

Of course there are those who see the grave as the final exit- nothing more.

For me? That's a discussion for another time.

"In Spirit" focus in not on death but the idea of living ones life and how accepting the inevitable brings a certain amount of comfort. It's not an answer to any questions about what happens after death. There's nothing profound. It's a radio play that may open up a discussion but hopefully entertains.

Click on the above title to listen. Podcast also available on iTunes (One Thousand Hertz).