Live Like You’re Dead

It may seem a little ironic that I shared a Birthday Blog last week and now I’m talking about death. The title might also sound harsh at first but, give me a chance to explain. The first time when I heard this was from my teacher, Daaji ‘Live like you’re Dead.’ I honestly used to wonder why anyone would be happy living like that but, I think there’s more to it than I first understood. (There always is!) Let me tell you what I think and let me know if you agree or not (both are fine btw)

I got extremely sick the end of December. It was to the point where I couldn’t move like I used to. I couldn’t transfer. I couldn’t brush my hair. I couldn’t bathe. I couldn’t talk without getting tired. My parents and brother were there to do literally everything. God bless them.

I was so ill that none of my body worked - literally. But no matter how sick we get - the mind will always work. It can get into those dark thoughts of losing function completely or it can chill and let my parents/ brother move me. My mind did both those things btw and let me tell you - the latter was waaaay better, for my peace of mind at least. This is actually the ‘Live like your Dead’ concept.

‘Live like your dead’ has nothing to do with death at all. It means to live without resistance and to go with the flow of things. It means to surrender to God’s timings because magic happens when we do. It means to release the steering wheels and become the co-captain of the same ship. Then, God can step in to guide us because only HE knows and there is so much relief when we can do this.

We keep trying our best each day — that’s a promise we can all make. But pushing too hard can backfire, too. We are only human, so resisting and being overwhelmed are simply a part of the experience. When we slip, we apologize, reset, and do better next time :)