If we talked about it more openly
If we said the words out loud
If we pushed aside the fear and the uncertainty
Maybe the conversation would be more welcomed… and allowed
It is us that puts the walls up
We’ve created the fear
We’ve wrapped it up in stigma
We’ve made it so unclear
Why do we dance around it
Why do we whisper its name
Why does talking about death and dying
Make us feel so much shame
It won’t happen any faster
We aren’t moving it ahead
Talking about death and dying
Does not mean we’ll soon be dead
We should talk about it more openly
We should have conversations every day
We should ask our loved ones what they want
So we can honor them in every way
The one thing we can be certain of
Is that we are all going to die
One day it will be your turn
One day it will be mine
But having the conversation
Does not speed up the time
Having the conversation
Honors your wishes and honors mine
I want to talk about it
With my family and my friends
I want honoring one another
To be the message that we send
Let’s stop avoiding the conversation
Let’s remove the stigma and the fear
Let’s lean in a little closer
Let their wants and wishes be everything we hear
We can talk about it over tea or coffee
We can play The Death Deck game
Let's have the conversation
So that we can be the change
Talk about it...
xo
Gabby
Link to The Death Deck game: www.thedeathdeck.com
