Clarence

We're going to run across people that are going to experience this particular topic in different kinds of ways. And so we have to be open to the fact that people are going to be experiencing this if we want to be supportive. We have to be flexible. And that's how I feel about it. I just got to be flexible. I can't, you know, I don't know how you do it, but hey, I'm here for you.

We're going to run across people that are going to experience this particular topic in different kinds of ways. And so we have to be open to the fact that people are going to be experiencing this if we want to be supportive. We have to be flexible. And that's how I feel about it. I just got to be flexible. I can't, you know, I don't know how you do it, but hey, I'm here for you.

Just like you did. I'm here for my friend.

Just like you did. I'm here for my friend.

You know what, Stan? Let me say this. I think you bring up a good point. I think sometimes in our culture, and this is my personal opinion, I think sometimes in our culture, we think that we can buy our way out of death. Okay, I mean, you know, and I was kind of alluding to the, you know, the person who is, you know, more seasoned, trying to act like they're younger, that kind of thing.

You know what, Stan? Let me say this. I think you bring up a good point. I think sometimes in our culture, and this is my personal opinion, I think sometimes in our culture, we think that we can buy our way out of death. Okay, I mean, you know, and I was kind of alluding to the, you know, the person who is, you know, more seasoned, trying to act like they're younger, that kind of thing.

And they think that that type of thing is going to protect them You know, as long as I stay young in my head, you know, I'm okay. And that's not reality. And so we have, in our culture, we have this disassociation from death. We don't want to talk about it.

And they think that that type of thing is going to protect them You know, as long as I stay young in my head, you know, I'm okay. And that's not reality. And so we have, in our culture, we have this disassociation from death. We don't want to talk about it.

You know, people that are dying, we want to put them in a room and we want them to stay over there because they, you know, they messing up my vibe. They messing up my groove. You know what I'm saying? And so when we get to this point,

You know, people that are dying, we want to put them in a room and we want them to stay over there because they, you know, they messing up my vibe. They messing up my groove. You know what I'm saying? And so when we get to this point,

Once again, why we're talking about it is that there's just so many emotions and there's so many different ways in which to go about this that we think of health chatter as health chatter. We need to just open up the conversation so that if somebody is thinking about it or not thinking about it, perhaps we could provide them with some starting points.

Once again, why we're talking about it is that there's just so many emotions and there's so many different ways in which to go about this that we think of health chatter as health chatter. We need to just open up the conversation so that if somebody is thinking about it or not thinking about it, perhaps we could provide them with some starting points.

But you know what, Shane, I want to say this. I want to say this though, Shane. You brought this up before. You talked about, I think your uncle died You know, there'll be a hole in your heart that will never.

But you know what, Shane, I want to say this. I want to say this though, Shane. You brought this up before. You talked about, I think your uncle died You know, there'll be a hole in your heart that will never.

And I think that for a lot of folk, they don't really process that like you did. You know, a lot of people, a lot of people, you know, hold on to that death, you know. 10, 15, 20 years in a way that I think is somewhat unhealthy at times. Okay.

And I think that for a lot of folk, they don't really process that like you did. You know, a lot of people, a lot of people, you know, hold on to that death, you know. 10, 15, 20 years in a way that I think is somewhat unhealthy at times. Okay.

I mean, I can't tell you how, again, I can't tell you how to grieve, but I think it's okay to not look at it as, you know, as a, necessarily as a disruptor, but as an opportunity to say, I had the opportunity to enjoy this person for whatever period of time that there was. I had a time to enjoy them. They brought joy into my life. I will miss them. But you don't have to agonize, I think.

I mean, I can't tell you how, again, I can't tell you how to grieve, but I think it's okay to not look at it as, you know, as a, necessarily as a disruptor, but as an opportunity to say, I had the opportunity to enjoy this person for whatever period of time that there was. I had a time to enjoy them. They brought joy into my life. I will miss them. But you don't have to agonize, I think.

And I want to put it like that. Again, this is my personal opinion. You don't have to agonize and beat yourself up for 10, 15, 20 years over something that you had no control over. Or you can't do anything about now. You can't do a thing about it.

And I want to put it like that. Again, this is my personal opinion. You don't have to agonize and beat yourself up for 10, 15, 20 years over something that you had no control over. Or you can't do anything about now. You can't do a thing about it.