Any tips for coping with the future and dying alone?

I worry about that as well. My partner passed away and I have no children. I have health issues as well. I have researched NDE's and also, from some experiences since his death, I know that there is something beyond this earth life. It is my belief that the body is merely a human vessel for the "soul" and consciousness. I believe that consciousness is not of this earth. Although we experience consciousness in our bodies and minds, I think that consciousness is interconnected with all that is in the Universe. Although science has made great progress in explaining a lot about physics, biology, etc., we really DO NOT KNOW all that is. I think about the Universe and it is my belief that it is infinite. In studying the religions and spiritual thoughts on this planet, there are too many things that are the same in the stories. I suggest reading "Life after Life," by Raymond Moody. I also suggest reading and watching doctors and others discuss near death experiences. It has helped me. Please stay in touch. You are not alone.

I knew this was the end several times (leukemia). I was wrong, but each episode forced me to come to terms with my death.
That was exactly it! My Life. My Death. I have since lived in gratitude for my life of, so far, 77 years on this insane spinning orb even with traumatic abusive childhood, spouse ectopic and cancer, my hairy cell etc. etc.
So, since it is part of it, I will ( I hope?) celebrate my death. I once read about a guy who was laid out on his surfboard dressed in his surfing gear.
Elsie from Chelsea.

@diverdown1
Is there any particular book by a physician about near death experiences??
Being an agnostic who still says her prayers, I would like to think I could see
my husband again. Therapist call it "magical thinking," but, hey,
I BELIEVE IN MAGIC! (isn't that a song??) I would also like to think we come back, as in reincarnation. I want to be married longer, be thinner & taller, have more children, etc. So my suggestion to dismabrey is to calm yourself by thinking of what you want to do in your next life....& all the people you will see that have died before you.

Who can prove it's NOT true. If you keep on believing and you are mistaken, lesson learned and you are not there for consequences.
But , what if you are correct and you take someone else's advice to abandon your belief.
Will you be kicking yourself in the next life?
A big part of a huge world religion is based on reincarnation.
Do the play/cycle of Life over and over again til you figure it out and get it right (see Groundhog Day). Then you arrive in Nirvana.(but part of that is you can't hide there. You have to go back and help others toward Enlightenment).
A couple billion Buddhists may not be wrong. Don't worry. Be happy.

@kayraymat There is a book I read called, "Proof of Heaven" by Dr. Eben Alexander. He is a neurosurgeon that died. He was actually brain dead. It is a great book. Also, Raymond Moody has studied near death experiences for decades. I understand what you are going through and I understand what I believe as "magical thinking" in a different way. "Magical Thinking," as I understand it through psychology is more like when I wore a specific t-shirt to ball games and only wore that t-shirt for fear that my team would lose the ball game if I did not wear it. It is almost like superstition. I do that and I am aware that I do that, however, belief in a consciousness that is not the mind/brain is something entirely different. I have listened to and read and studied people that talk about near death experiences, as well as doctors and others that talk about death. There is one thing that I have actually witnessed, when my father died, that is universal in people that are dying. They say they "want to go home." I remember asking my father where home was and listed all the places he had lived. The "home" he was talking about was not on this planet. I will look around for some more books, etc., that I think would be helpful. I KNOW in my being that there is something after we leave these bodies. I believe that most people, have a knowing as well, whether they choose to look at it or believe it is their choice. I also encourage you to listen to physicists and quantum physicists, astronomers, and others discussing the Universe. I find it peaceful due to several things. One, we, as humans do know some things about how the Universe works, two what we do know is minimal and the Universe, scientists, etc., if you think about how infinite the Universe is, really don't know a lot and three, there is so much we do not know about consciousness and the brain. I also suggest reading Eckhart Tolle. "The Power of Now," and "A New Earth," are both great books.

@diverdown1
I know what magical thinking really is but that is my own version/definition.
Thank you for the book suggestions. I finally googled my question & wrote down "Proof of Heaven," but the others are new to me...so thank you again.
I did want to read an M.D.'s version & a scientist's version.

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