• JadeLondon said on Sep 18, 2006....

  I would write my will. I wouldn't really have anything of importance to give, but I would feel the need to look out for my children.
  
  I would write that novel in my head. I have always said if I didn't accomplish at least that, I would hang myself with a shower curtain.
  

• Jenna said on Sep 18, 2006....

  Really Jade? You have my curiosity piqued....you would write for your last year of life?
  

• Mamie said on Sep 18, 2006....

  hi there, honey girl, if I had to face that, there is but one option: I would live it!
  

• Jenna said on Sep 18, 2006....

  Baby girl.... you almost faced it... so what would you do? What is living it?
  

• Mamie said on Sep 18, 2006....

  i grabbed at the chance to say all the important things. I watched people and then let them be who they needed to go be. Others I just let go. (well some i just put on a list:))
  I found so many things that were beautiful and I cherished them. I found out that I wanted to go back to work, so I did. I wanted to dance ballet, so I did. I wanted to decorate and cherish my husband, my daughter, my parents. I went out to a whole lotta dinners and a whole lotta places. i joined a country club, just for the fun of it.
  I got my hair wet in the pool!! I went places without make up, without an agenda...mother of God, I went places without my hair on!! :)
  It was like a free fall into LIFE. yea, man, that was brutal, but F-U-N. Glad you took the trip with me, we learned so much!!
  

• Jenna said on Sep 18, 2006....

  I love you honey... I especially liked the day we put beach chairs in your garden in February and laid out in the sun....simply because we could. ( I wonder if anyone else cares about this blog...or maybe it was just meant for you and I)
  

• Jenna said on Sep 18, 2006....

  scaly...what does that mean?
  

• lioneljay said on Sep 18, 2006....

  I suppose that I would try to live the way my heart tells me to - and often my brain wins out over my heart. I know this is vague, but it's the closest I can come. A couple of specifics: I would probably take the flying lessons that I have put off for years and would probably take more time to write. Hmmm...maybe there's a good book of erotica about a pilot that just needs to be written. :D
  

• Jenna said on Sep 18, 2006....

  Ahhhh... Now my post lioneljay....so I can ask...Who would you tell?
  

• lioneljay said on Sep 18, 2006....

  I'd tell my immediate family and close friends for certain. The newspapers would have to figure it out on their own.
  

• Jenna said on Sep 18, 2006....

  Interesting...you two and thanks for sharing.... I have decided I would tell No One.
  

• JadeLondon said on Sep 18, 2006....

  Why? Does that make me sound terrible?
  
  Of course, it wouldn't be the only thing I wrote. I would write something for my family, I think, too.
  
  I mean, just because I was dying wouldn't mean that I would have the money to do what I really wanted.
  
  I guess I would feel the need to tie up loose ends close to home. And since I cannot think of anything else to give of myself...
  
  That leaves my writing. I hope I don't sound arrogant.
  

• Jenna said on Sep 18, 2006....

  Jade... no....You do not sound arrogant at all. I thinlk I would be more selfish. I think your writing is a gift to the world. I would be more selfish. I applaud you unselfishness.
  

• Jenna said on Sep 18, 2006....

  Jade ....I reread your post... relax....Love to you!
  

• CreativeWoman said on Sep 18, 2006....

  Have you ever seen the movie, LAST HOLIDAY, with Queen Latifa? That's what I would do if I had the money.
  
  In reality, I would probably go get lost in some museums and a few libraries. Then I would go to lots of movies. I would try to love myself more.
  
  I will say that my brother got that terrible news. I was never so proud of him in how he handled his fight with cancer. He became the poster child for that song. We played it at his funeral.
  
  CW
  

• Jenna said on Sep 18, 2006....

  I never saw the movie.... Cw...You should love yourself more.... God bless you dear one. That must have been so hard.!!!
  

• Jenna said on Sep 18, 2006....

  daringd....Life would be so much more meaningful if we cuould do this....but unfortunately we don't. Love to you!
  

• gingersoul said on Sep 19, 2006....

  I would travel the world for the first six months with as many friends as i can bring with me...and my daughter, naturally.
  
  i will have enough money to pay for everything.
  
  The last 6 months i will spend them with my family, my friends.... i will go back to my country to die and i will try to finally forgive and be forgiven.
  

• Zayda said on Sep 19, 2006....

  I would tell my family, my husband's family, and my closest friends. I would probably travel some and be more sponatneous--less analytical--and more daring.
  
  I would update my will; it's already written.
  
  I would write a letter to my son--maybe several letters--to mark certain occassions in his life after I am gone (i.e. his 13th birthday, for when he has his first "real" girlfriend, turning 16 and getting his driver's liscense, high school graduation, his 18th birthday, college graduation, turning 21, and his wedding)
  
  I would finish some writing and make sure it was left for a few friends of mine.
  
  I would simply live that year to the fullest.
  

• silverwhisper said on Sep 19, 2006....

  quit working and start writing full-time, not quit smoking. i'd tell anyone and everyone who matters to me.
  
  i'd go on a tour and visit more places, try to visit various folks i know online.
  
  and it occurs to me that the last bit there, that's something i should try to do anyway. after all, it would kinda suck to meet someone only b/c you're dying.
  
  ed
  

• quidnunc said on Sep 19, 2006....

  i will tell my family (parents, spouse, daughter, siblings, etc.)
  
  then i will spend more time with all my loved-ones, travel to places i've never been, write my will, compose more poems, and helpfully touch the lives of as many people as possible...
  

• secretlife said on Sep 19, 2006....

  Jenna: sunsethue wrote a similar post to this a week or so ago-
  
  I would tell my family and my friends. I think that's fair.
  And then I would try to live like no one told me I was dying.
  I would try to make it as 'normal' as I could. I'd probably do alot more appreciating of the beauty surrounding me. I'm sure I'd say 'I love you' alot more often. But overall, I'd just like to live my small life.
  

• sunsethue said on Sep 19, 2006....

  hi girl... i am sunsethue... a newbie... no need to apologize... its ok to post the same topic... this is a free country... nobody owns anything...
  
  anyway, i just want to introduce myself... i just subscribed here a few days ago... and the reason i posted that same topic is because i was diagnosed with cancer and its already incurable...
  
  you can read my posts so you know what i mean...
  
  its good that you encourage people to live as if they are dying coz that would be good for each and everyone of us... you don't have to be in the same boat as the dying (like me) to be able to live a meaningful life... so go girl... live!
  
  glad to have found your blog... :-)
  
  have a blessed day!
  

• Frlncwrtr said on Sep 19, 2006....

  Jenna:
  I cannot say for sure how I would react, but what comes to mind when reading this, is that the ONLY person I would tell would be my Future Wife (btw, I found it interesting that you would tell no one).
  
  I would write FutureWife the longest, most loving, touching, and romantic love letter that I have EVER written!
  
  I would make sure that all of my affairs were in order so that she would not have to deal with it after I was gone.
  
  I would do whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted!
  
  I am really not sure what else I would do.
  

• CreativeWoman said on Sep 19, 2006....

  daringd,
  
  You are welcome. The main character in the movie is a lot like me.
  
  CW
  

• Mamie said on Sep 19, 2006....

  thanks to all the soulcasters for sharing such beautiful stories about what it means to be human. I am inspired and in awe of your personal power. I am grateful to my friend Jenna for asking...and allowing us to share our hearts. I nominate Ed to be the "strong one"...(Mamie goes around the circle and gives each soulcaster a warm hug)...you are not alone....with love, Mamie
  

• Jenna said on Sep 19, 2006....

  Gingersoul, zayda, sw,quid, sl,frincwrtr,cw and mams....thank you for sharing your thoughts. I find by reading all of you, perhaps I may change what I would do/who I would tell if faced with this decision.
  
  Zayda,SL and mams.... you have already had a very close call. Zayda, I am glad you made it through. Mamie...I was with you and still am. Secretlife...I am with you now.
  
  Sunsethue....my dear one....I cannot imagine your thoughts, your feelings, your days, your moments. Are you afraid? I admire your courage for sharing such an intimate part of your soul. I hope and encourage you to continue to share your journey. I am at a loss for words....but want you to know that your words have touched so many of us here. I believe in miracles....do you? I will pray for you. And God Bless you sweet one!
  

• Frlncwrtr said on Sep 20, 2006....

  You are welcome Mamie & Jenna!
  
  Jenna, it seems that you now see things in a better light, since you may now change the way you would do things.
  
  I am glad that I could take part in helping you to see things more clearly.
  

• mobil said on Sep 20, 2006....

  Something I would not have to do is tell those close to me what I think about them.
  Some time ago, I lost a friend suddenly, there were things I
  wanted to tell him and didn't have the chance. Who would have figured he'd drop dead?
  Since that time, I have taken it upon myself not to wait till
  someone I love is sick or dying. Who knows any of us could not wake up in the morrow.
  Why wait? I make it a point to tell those I love exactly how I feel about them and why and often.
  As for the rest of it; I wouldn't change much, I am pleasantly
  pleased with what's going on at present.
  Death can't be all that bad, it seems folks are just dying to
  get in to the cemeteries
  
  mobil
  

• Jenna said on Sep 20, 2006....

  Mobil... you are truly one of those people who "get it" aren't you? I think that is what draws me to your heart.
  

• mobil said on Sep 20, 2006....

  awe shucks
  
  love
  mobil
  

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