547: Reflecting On Death (Our Own and Our Loved Ones)

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Hal Elrod

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🗓️ 14 August 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

A few days ago, I received the devastating news that one of my dearest and closest friends, John Ruhin, author of Gift-ology, had passed away at only 45 years old. John has been a very close friend for over 20 years, a father to 4 young girls (4-13), and a devoted husband.

If you’ve ever lost someone dear to you, you know how profoundly shattering that moment is. But amidst the heartache, there’s an undeniable truth: while we cannot change the reality of loss, but we can (and must) choose how we respond to it.

So, for today’s episode, I want to honor my friend and share 3 steps for coping with both your mortality and the inevitable loss of those you love. (In full transparency, I recorded this the day after I found out about John’s passing, so it was still very raw.)

Accepting the reality and inevitability of death—our own and our loved ones—can be one of the hardest but most necessary steps in this process. It’s a truth we often avoid, but facing it head-on allows us to find peace and help others do the same.

Then, we can live in a way that reflects their values, like the generosity John embodied, and we not only honor their memory but also enrich our own lives and the lives of those around us.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Death is as natural as birth
There’s no value in wishing the inevitable were different
The inevitability of death is certain, but the way we live our lives is our choice
The suffering we experience often comes from our resistance to accepting reality
Your beliefs and worldview deeply influence the quality of your life
The legacy you leave behind and the care you show to your loved ones are enduring acts of love
It’s better to feel than to suppress painful emotions

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Achieve Your Goals podcast the show that empowers you to wake up to your full
0:06.7	potential and achieve your biggest goals and dreams. I am your host Hal Elrod and I invite you to join
0:12.4	us each week as we share actionable strategies to take your life to the next level, as well as interview world-class experts and entrepreneurs who have achieved extraordinary goals themselves, and we ask them to give you a
0:24.0	peek behind the curtain and teach you exactly what you need to do to do the same.
0:28.0	Ready, here we go. Welcome to the Cheap Your Goals Podcast. This is your host Hal Elrod and today we're talking
0:41.8	about a very serious topic, a very impactful topic reflecting on death, our own and our loved ones.
0:50.0	And I lost one of my closest friends this week and this inspired me to talk about what was on my heart.
0:58.0	So that's what we're talking about today.
1:00.0	And the way that I want to address this episode or approach it is I want to honor my good friend
1:05.9	John Roolin who passed this week. And then I want to talk to you about dealing with our own death,
1:12.0	because death is something that's inevitable for all of us and how we view
1:16.2	it, how we anticipate it, how we interpret it, determines how it impacts us while we are alive. If you have a great fear of death, of course that impacts
1:26.0	your quality of life while you are living. And so we're going to start by talking about our own
1:31.1	death and I'll offer you some different perspectives and ways of
1:35.1	approaching it and of course I my own life I've been very close to death a couple of
1:39.0	times and so sharing from my personal experience and then talking about the death of people that we love,
1:47.3	losing our loved ones, which is also inevitable for most, if not all of us, depending on who goes before whom.
1:53.8	And also sharing with you a perspective
1:56.6	on death of people that we love
1:59.6	and being in the midst of dealing with that right now,
2:02.2	sharing some thoughts on how I've been processing the loss of someone that I care greatly about.
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