The place to find death-positive connections for supportive services and resources in Eastern Iowa
The Death Collective of Eastern Iowa is dedicated to providing death-positive community events and conversations, education and planning, and providing access to non-medical supportive end-of-life care with certified death doulas and our network of community partners.
We are all in this together. May we all be lights for ourselves and each other in this life and for our deaths. May we all be free from suffering.
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The Five Remembrances
I am of the nature to grow old. There is no way to escape growing old.
I am of the nature to have ill health. There is no way to escape ill health.
I am of the nature to die. There is no way to escape death.
All that is dear to me and everyone I love are of the nature to change. There is no way to escape being separated from them.
My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground upon which I stand.
- Thich Nhat Hanh, The Plum Village Chanting Book.