Last month it was money.  This month it's death.

I'm not alone in thinking that we should have funerals for people while they're still living (here's a Wikipedia article that needs some work and an article on Living Funerals by the author of Parting Ways).  Let people hear our love expressed in three-quarter truths that form the foundation of our eulogies.  I haven't participated in a living funeral, but I'm open to the idea.

Along those lines, people often ask: "What would you like your epitaph to be?"  Thankfully I've moved beyond my initial response which was: "At least I tried."

I don't remember the exact context, but recently relatives were sharing and the topic came up, "If you could summarize your life in three words, what would they be?"  For me the desired words would be: "Humorous.  Generous.  Wise."  (Because I always need more than three words, I would hope that the list would be expanded in people's minds to include "loving" and "man of faith.")

So, that's it.  If you could summarize your life in three words, what would you like them to be?  What are doing to make them a reality in the lives and minds of others?

And while we're at it, perhaps you should consider a funeral for someone living and see how it goes.  It may be a grand success.  Then again, you may find there's a reason people traditionally have waited for others to die.