Writing Your Eulogy
- Normally, a eulogy is written by a loved one after someone’s demise.
- By writing one’s own eulogy while one is still alive and breathing, the process is reverse-engineered and a self-commitment is made to live a courageous life, which is true to one’s ideals.
- It is not an exercise to make one feel depressed but to understand the goals, values and desires of one’s life.
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