Episode 57: Tony on the Mic - Tom Owen-Towle on mindful Aging and Cliff Lawrence summary

My guest today is the Reverend Dr. Tom Owen-Towle. He has written books on Conscious Aging and Mindful Dying, as well as many other books on spirituality and living. The timing on this is a bit distracting as I had a death in the family shortly before recording. If you only listen to the first couple minutes, hear this: Say I love you. Make the call. Make amends and mend fences. It sounds cliché, but it is so important. Also, take care of the practical – do you want to be cremated? Buried? If so where?  What kind of funeral? Formal? Casual? Theme? Try to arrange for payment of most if not all of it and make sure it is easy for those left to have the information. Do you have a will? If not, make one? Be as specific as possible. Check out www.TomO-T.com to get books and more info on Tom. To those left, communicate your feelings early and often Ask questions. Ask for what you want, don’t expect it, you may not get it, but let them know it means something to you. Don’t be a turd and ask for the most expensive things they own, but ask for something that means something to you. The valuables will hopefully sort themselves out. Letting someone know they have something that means something to you is a wonderful gift. For me it was one of Uncle Cliff’s signature hats. I am not the only one who wants one, and I already have one, but I wanted a few. He had several and I would ask him when is going to die and to make sure I am in the will for those hats. It is not as funny now that he has passed, but anyone who knew him, even for a minute, knows he is laughing at that right now.