This article in the NYT about nuns choosing to end their lives on their own terms amongst fellow sisters and friends, rather than in ahospital-hooked up to machines-is a deeply inspiring and moving piece which i think many of us could learn from.

Best passage, “We approach our living and our dying in the same way, with discernment,” said Sister Mary Lou Mitchell, the congregation president. “Maybe this is one of the messages we can send to society, by modeling it.”