Long ago in villages near Coyutla, Mexico, water used to wash the feet of corpses was saved, then later used to make chocolate

"Who knows when it happens, but it happens. Suddenly you realize that you're switching from saying 'Hi' to saying 'Bye.' ~ Martin Amis #life

Your life is your main project, live it wisely, and you will be rewarded by a lot of success, love, and happiness - S. Ali

"Our birth is nothing but our death begun." ~ Edward Young #carpediem

Natural #burial: unembalmed bodies in bio-degradable coffins/shrouds in graves marked by disposable memorials. #green ow.ly/QlWxy

What then remains, but that we still should cry Not to be born, or being born, to die? ~ Francis Bacon #mementomori

Common sense tells us that our existence is but a brief crack of light between two eternities of darkness. ~ Vladimir Nabokov #carpediem

Just as we know our walking to be only a constantly prevented falling, so is the life of our body only a constantly prevented dying. #life

As we get older we do not get any younger. ~ Henry Reed #life #carpediem

Things aren't what they appear to be, nor are they otherwise.

29 Truths About Cancer via The Awl #cancer theawl.com/2015/08/29-tru…

You're more likely to be killed by lightning than by a bear, but that didn't help Lance Crosby. #Yellowstone #grizzly latimes.com/nation/nationn…

Office avocado tree experiment, Day 1.

How to be a better person... in little ways... every day: thoughtcatalog.com/kim-quindlen/2… #CARPEDIEM via Thought Catalog

How Oliver Sacks’s Beloved Aunt Shaped His Life and Inspired His Courageous Dance with Death brainpickings.org/2015/05/26/oli… #LOVE via @brainpicker retired

Religiousness and spirituality have a significant impact on cancer patients' overall health and outcomes oncologynurseadvisor.com/religiousness-… via OncologyNurseAdvisor

Losing one’s sense of smell strongly predicts #death within five years, according to study: gu.com/p/423xd/stw #neuroscience

Don't Miss This One Short Life of Yours huffingtonpost.com/stephenie-zamo… #carpediem via Harry Potter's Lifestyle

India's Jains and the ancient art of #death: n.pr/1JxvGBa via NPR:

The early 20th century was known for its scary frogs. And delicious flannel shirts. x.com/HorribleSanity…