I’m lying in Mom’s bed. It’s 5 a.m. on Sunday morning. Exactly 48 hours earlier, I was on an early
Writing Mom’s Obituary
Chip Conley
April 15, 2026
The Month I Died
Image by Jonas Peterson Next February, I’m going to die. Not permanently, I hope. But convincingly enough that the world—and
Chip Conley
March 16, 2026
Why I’m Ready to Die
A wailing siren and a soft, reassuring hand. That is all I remember from my ambulance trip in suburban St.
Chip Conley
February 3, 2026
Before Death, Depth
We don’t need to live longer. We need to live deeper. And that doesn’t require a plane ticket or a
Chip Conley
April 18, 2025
Do You Want to Know When You’ll Die?
I was reading Deepak Ramola’s book “The 50 Toughest Questions of Life” and found this particular inquiry deeply intriguing. Somehow
Chip Conley
April 4, 2025
Meditating on Memento Mori
As Steve Jobs suggested, “Almost everything–all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure–these things just fall away
Chip Conley
January 24, 2025
“Bring it All, Give it All, Leave it All.”
(And, very important new note: my urologic oncologist called me midday yesterday to say that the data he gave me
Chip Conley
August 23, 2024
Reflections from a Modern Elder.
Most of us have heard “take what resonates” and leave the rest behind, so this I share with you to
Sue Madrid
July 27, 2024
What Will You Memorialize Today?
Happy Memorial Day in the U.S.! The wise human recognizes that death isn’t your own end-of-life ritual, but it’s something
Chip Conley
May 27, 2024
Death is Part of Living.
Some say there is arguably no better time in history to be old. This is in part because the power
Barbara Kreisman
March 31, 2024
Memento Mori.
For many weeks I have sensed a keen awareness that my physical life may be nearing its expiration date. Around
Rocky Blumhagen
February 25, 2024
A Wake Up Call.
It was a beautiful morning. The week before the winds had howled in a force so rare everything took cover.
Jill Logan
February 24, 2024
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