Hello, Adversity

Hello, Adversity

Actually, there's more than enough time for everything that matters

Sharing one of the best pieces I've read this year

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Aug 20, 2025
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Every once in a while, I come across someone’s essay and go, “I wish I wrote that.”

Today, I’d like to share one of these essays.

I’ve been subscribed to the newsletter Hello, Mortal for a little over a year now. Each week, Maura McInerney-Rowley and Carolyn Gregoire share powerful reflections on how to embrace our mortality and make the most of the short time we have here on Earth.

As they …

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Transforming the denial of death into a celebration of life.
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Writer of philosophy and Buddhism. Bestselling book collaborator, editor + book coach. Helping wisdom find its words. BOOK: Wired to Create (Penguin).
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We're all gonna die. Let's talk about it.
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