Most of us don’t like to think about the end until we’re forced to. In this episode, two men suddenly confronted with their own mortality talk about the beautiful grace they found on the other side of suffering.
Dylan, a writer and naturopathic and Chinese medicine doctor, was diagnosed with ALS, a terminal disease, in 2017. Pierre, an ordained Buddhist Chaplain specializing in end of life care, was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. Together, the two discuss the transformative growth and meaning they found when they learned to let go and embrace their circumstances. We often go through life thinking two things: that our identity is tied to our bodies and that death and illness are negative experiences to fear. Sometimes the greatest lessons in life come from the greatest hardships. It’s our choice whether we’re open to receiving the beauty that blooms from pain.