Hello, Mortal

Ending Q3 with a bang 💥: I can't think of a better way to honor @hellomortal_ 's, 1-year anniversary on @substack than becoming a bestseller! Each week, we write about how to live well in the face of impermanence, and I'm deeply grateful to our editor, Carolyn Gregoire, and everyone who has shown up with curiosity and support for our work. When I first told people I was investing in content about death, I got a lot of pushback. But this milestone is proof that there's demand for thoughtful, intimate conversations about mortality—and we're just getting started. If you're not yet familiar, I'd love for you to check us out and subscribe to receive our weekly Sunday contemplations. Find the link to sign up and our latest piece: "Mortality is the mother of art" in the comments.

Problem-solving is a trap. This week, @hellomortal_ offers a way out. open.substack.com/pub/hellomorta…

@mauraball What is a human life worth, in a world where machines can do almost everything?

Everything’s changing, nothing feels normal, and your sink is still full of dishes. This week’s @hellomortal_ is about existential dread, the absurdity of being alive right now, and what to do about it. Join us. Read it. You don’t have to spiral alone.

Just a friendly reminder you're gonna die someday, so be here now.

We're all gonna die. Let's talk about it. What has death taught you?

It’s Sunday. You know what time it is…⚰️+☕️ Time to pause and reflect. To remember: one day, you’re gonna die. And that’s not morbid—it’s sacred. Every Sunday, at @hellomortal_ , we mark this moment with a little ritual: contemplating death over coffee. A modern memento mori. A reminder of death. A recommitment to life. This Sunday’s contemplation: Have you been feeling stuck lately? In a job, in a relationship, in a creative slump? Death contemplation might just be the answer you've been looking for. → Read the full contemplation and join the conversation The link is in the comments.

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Would you rather add years to your life or life to your years?

Death is the one thing we all have in common — so why not talk about it? 💀⁠ An awareness of death grounds you in the present and awakens you to the life you’re meant to be living. Kick-start the process at hellomortal.com

All of us have some level of existential anxiety. Here’s how it might be influencing your life in ways you never realized ⬇️ Source: hellomortal.beehiiv.com/p/youre-afraid…

Leave the Earth better than you found it.

Your time on Earth is limited—so live it on your own terms.

Stoics talk about “Memento Mori.” But what does it really mean?

Think of death every day to live a happier, fuller life.

On this total solar eclipse day, the absence of light is a good reminder to honor the darkness within us—the shadow parts, the unknown, death, our hardships and struggles—and the gifts it has to offer.

None of us are immune to a health scare or a serious diagnosis--not even the future Queen of England. Don't take your health and your life for granted. Should Kate Middleton have been able to keep her diagnosis private?

“The irony of man's condition is that the deepest need is to be free of the anxiety of death and annihilation; but it is life itself which awakens it, and so we must shrink from being fully alive.” - Ernest Becker

Fact: One million cells in your body die every second.

Don’t stop living before it’s your time. Take advantage of every moment. Join us to learn how contemplating mortality can help you live a life of greater meaning, joy and vitality: hellomortal.com