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n your 401K? Who gets it? Who gets all the money you’ve been saving and collecting in several places on the internet? I'm sure you would want your children to have access to all of your hard-earned money.</p><h2 id="b09d">2. What happens to Your Private Stuff?</h2><p id="61bf">Can you imagine someone going through your box with all your very private stuff? What about your underwear drawer? Your adult collection? Your documents on the laptop? The pictures on your cellphone? Are you ok with somebody seeing them?</p><p id="ca0f">If you live alone, someone will go to your home or apartment to pack your belongings. How do you leave your home? What would they find? Will they know where to look for important documents?</p><h2 id="6406">3. What About Your Social Media?</h2><p id="025b">Most of us have social media platforms where we post pictures and document our lives. What happens to those platforms? Would you like a trusted friend to have access to them after you die so they can delete those apps for you? How will that work? Will you store your passwords in a secure place for a trusted person to find? Or you want your platforms to become a memorial on the internet forever?</p><p id="92f3">If you were to die today, are you ok with the photos and the captions that go along with it becoming what people remember you by? What happens to your blog? Ask yourself, If I’m dead tomorrow, what do I want to be done with my Facebook account? My Instagram? Will your YouTube channel just be there? Twitter?</p><h2 id="409a">4. Tell Your family What You Want</h2><p id="cea0">Do you want a big funeral? Or a small one with just family? Where would you want to be buried? Would you rather be cremated? What if you suddenly fell ill and couldn’t make important decisions for yourself?</p><p id="e46a">Would you want someone to make these important medical decisions for you? If so, who? Would you want them to do everything they can to bring you back to life or do you want to be allowed to leave the world in peace?</p><h2 id="96de">5. Have You Named Your Beneficiaries?</h2><p id="027a">A <a href="https://www.daveramsey.com/blog/what-is-a-beneficiary">beneficiary</a> is someone who inherits your money and other assets when you die. If you have a job and eligible for life insurance benefits, take advantage and name beneficiaries for when something happens to you. Name beneficiaries on your will and on your other financial accounts.</p><p id="13f6">Death and the grieving process can make some people act a tad bit crazy. Family members fight over who gets what. Naming beneficiaries ensure that your wishes are followed and it promotes peace after your death.</p><h2 id="1fdc">6. Are Your Children’s Futures Secured?</h2><p id="ea53">If you are a single parent, who would you want as

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a guardian? Where would you want your children to live? Who would your children rather live with? Is there any important information about the kids you'd want the guardian to know?</p><p id="c03f">Do you think it'd be a really cool thing to write letters or leave videos with important information for your kids to find someday when you are gone? The little kids need to know where they can find all the emergency numbers.</p><figure id="96db"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*4vUkf77txrKbJxeNNshF5w.jpeg"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@matreding?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Mat Reding</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/s/photos/death?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure><h2 id="bc78">7. Enjoy Every Moment With Your Loved Ones</h2><p id="aba9">Because no one knows when they will die. If we did we would prepare, so why not prepare anyway? Why not prepare for death through the way we live? Why not live life to the fullest, doing only the things you love? What is stopping you from living in the present moment and enjoying your loved ones while you are still here?</p><p id="6fdf">Why not ignore the cellphone for a while when you spend time with your friends and family — and gift them with your full and undivided attention? What have you done today to show your children you really love and care for them?</p><h2 id="588a">Make Your Legacy Beautiful After You Die</h2><p id="859f">Preparing for death doesn’t equal living life worrying, sad and afraid. It means living life consciously and understanding that life and death go hand in hand. We can't have one without the other. Death and rebirth is a cycle we cannot escape.</p><p id="94af">It’s about living life knowing and enjoying every moment. It’s about the little things you can do to make things a little easier for your loved ones when your time is up to leave the world. It is about preparing so when you are no longer here, you can be confident that you have left behind a legacy you can be proud of.</p><p id="d983">I wish you a joyous, full, and complete life!</p><p id="d5dc">Now I want to hear from you? Would you do any of these to prepare for your death and ease the burden on your family? Do you think death is a taboo subject and shouldn't be talked about?</p><p id="f02e">Let me know your thoughts in the comments below and thank you so much for reading.</p><h2 id="59f6">If you are ever on Instagram, let’s connect | Join my email list here.</h2><p id="2ba8"><a href="https://readmedium.com/a-tribute-to-my-dad-c0aff7caf0a6"><b><i>Rest In Peace Dad</i></b></a><b><i>. I miss you every day. Forever in my heart.</i></b></p></article></body>

Should You Prepare For Your Death?

Life is beautiful

We prepare for the birth of our children. We prepare for our birthdays. We prepare for the beginning of a new job. We prepare for marriage. We prepare for retirement. Shouldn’t we prepare for our death?

Death is a bit of a taboo subject that nobody wants to talk about. Nobody wants to think of their death. Nobody wants to imagine their loved one's death. But if we are prepared, we never have to be scared.

We tell children not to talk like that when they ask about death. We say it’s a bad omen to talk about it. But death is inevitable and we will all die someday. So why don’t we prepare for our deaths? Why do we leave it for our loved ones to deal with? Sometimes it’s unexpected. We suddenly leave the world. Imagine putting a plan in place for your grand departure after a life well-lived.

No One Can Escape Death

I recently lost my father and death has been on my mind. It has me thinking about a lot of things. What if he had told us everything he wanted to happen while he was alive? Then planning it all wouldn't be so painful. We wouldn’t be scrambling to make arrangements.

While dying is not something you probably want to think about, you can make things a lot easier on yourself and your family if you put everything in order now. It is part of conscious living. Knowing that death is part of the cycle. Nobody escapes it.

We are mindful of everything else, so why not be mindful about death? Here’s what you can do to prepare for your death.

1. Organize Your Finances

After your death, your debt gets paid by your estate. This can rob you of the property you planned on leaving your children. You don’t want your spouse and kids to watch their home, cars and other property vanish in the middle of grieving your death.

Who do you want to handle your finances when you die? A power of attorney? Your sister? What happens to the money in your 401K? Who gets it? Who gets all the money you’ve been saving and collecting in several places on the internet? I'm sure you would want your children to have access to all of your hard-earned money.

2. What happens to Your Private Stuff?

Can you imagine someone going through your box with all your very private stuff? What about your underwear drawer? Your adult collection? Your documents on the laptop? The pictures on your cellphone? Are you ok with somebody seeing them?

If you live alone, someone will go to your home or apartment to pack your belongings. How do you leave your home? What would they find? Will they know where to look for important documents?

3. What About Your Social Media?

Most of us have social media platforms where we post pictures and document our lives. What happens to those platforms? Would you like a trusted friend to have access to them after you die so they can delete those apps for you? How will that work? Will you store your passwords in a secure place for a trusted person to find? Or you want your platforms to become a memorial on the internet forever?

If you were to die today, are you ok with the photos and the captions that go along with it becoming what people remember you by? What happens to your blog? Ask yourself, If I’m dead tomorrow, what do I want to be done with my Facebook account? My Instagram? Will your YouTube channel just be there? Twitter?

4. Tell Your family What You Want

Do you want a big funeral? Or a small one with just family? Where would you want to be buried? Would you rather be cremated? What if you suddenly fell ill and couldn’t make important decisions for yourself?

Would you want someone to make these important medical decisions for you? If so, who? Would you want them to do everything they can to bring you back to life or do you want to be allowed to leave the world in peace?

5. Have You Named Your Beneficiaries?

A beneficiary is someone who inherits your money and other assets when you die. If you have a job and eligible for life insurance benefits, take advantage and name beneficiaries for when something happens to you. Name beneficiaries on your will and on your other financial accounts.

Death and the grieving process can make some people act a tad bit crazy. Family members fight over who gets what. Naming beneficiaries ensure that your wishes are followed and it promotes peace after your death.

6. Are Your Children’s Futures Secured?

If you are a single parent, who would you want as a guardian? Where would you want your children to live? Who would your children rather live with? Is there any important information about the kids you'd want the guardian to know?

Do you think it'd be a really cool thing to write letters or leave videos with important information for your kids to find someday when you are gone? The little kids need to know where they can find all the emergency numbers.

7. Enjoy Every Moment With Your Loved Ones

Because no one knows when they will die. If we did we would prepare, so why not prepare anyway? Why not prepare for death through the way we live? Why not live life to the fullest, doing only the things you love? What is stopping you from living in the present moment and enjoying your loved ones while you are still here?

Why not ignore the cellphone for a while when you spend time with your friends and family — and gift them with your full and undivided attention? What have you done today to show your children you really love and care for them?

Make Your Legacy Beautiful After You Die

Preparing for death doesn’t equal living life worrying, sad and afraid. It means living life consciously and understanding that life and death go hand in hand. We can't have one without the other. Death and rebirth is a cycle we cannot escape.

It’s about living life knowing and enjoying every moment. It’s about the little things you can do to make things a little easier for your loved ones when your time is up to leave the world. It is about preparing so when you are no longer here, you can be confident that you have left behind a legacy you can be proud of.

I wish you a joyous, full, and complete life!

Now I want to hear from you? Would you do any of these to prepare for your death and ease the burden on your family? Do you think death is a taboo subject and shouldn't be talked about?

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below and thank you so much for reading.

If you are ever on Instagram, let’s connect | Join my email list here.

Rest In Peace Dad. I miss you every day. Forever in my heart.