Trevor Hayley https://trevorhayley.com.au/ Funeral and Life Memorial Celebrant Mon, 11 Apr 2022 02:22:35 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://trevorhayley.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Trevor-Hayley-favicon-150x150.png Trevor Hayley https://trevorhayley.com.au/ 32 32 “The goal of all life is death” – No Sigmund, Just No! https://trevorhayley.com.au/the-goal-of-all-life-is-death-no-sigmund-just-no/ Mon, 11 Apr 2022 02:22:33 +0000 https://trevorhayley.com.au/?p=209178 How dare this prominent neurologist, and father of psychotherapy say such a thing!!

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]]> Are we indispensable? https://trevorhayley.com.au/are-we-indispensible/ Sun, 27 Mar 2022 06:15:06 +0000 https://trevorhayley.com.au/?p=209164 At some point in the future, who we 'are' now will be taken over by those remembering who we 'were.' At this point legacy will take over. What are you leaving in yours?

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]]> “Oh for the time I shall sleep without identity!” https://trevorhayley.com.au/oh-for-the-time-i-shall-sleep-without-identity/ Sun, 13 Mar 2022 11:22:21 +0000 https://trevorhayley.com.au/?p=209154 I wonder if Emily Bronte, the author of Wuthering Heights, would have written the literary classic if she was famous. Maybe we need to easy into communities with who we are before offering what we can do.

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]]> If death is inevitable, why is it scary? https://trevorhayley.com.au/if-death-is-inevitable-why-is-it-scary/ Sun, 20 Feb 2022 04:58:16 +0000 https://trevorhayley.com.au/?p=209142 How can we grapple with a concept where there is no lived experience to tell us what it is? But then we learn to stop being scared of the dark.

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]]> Living fully https://trevorhayley.com.au/living-fully/ Sun, 30 Jan 2022 04:59:40 +0000 https://trevorhayley.com.au/?p=209132 The inspiration of Mark Twain, 'The fear of death follows the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.'

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]]> ‘Learn as if you want to live forever’ – Mahatma Gandhi https://trevorhayley.com.au/learn-as-if-you-want-to-live-forever-mahatma-gandi/ Sun, 09 Jan 2022 07:09:26 +0000 https://trevorhayley.com.au/?p=209114 Making the most of my days, while at the same time knowing there is always more to learn, will bring quality to those days.

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]]> Walk with love, from the time of our birth, until the end. https://trevorhayley.com.au/walk-with-love-from-the-time-of-our-birth-until-the-end/ Sun, 21 Nov 2021 04:20:39 +0000 https://trevorhayley.com.au/?p=209102 May love be our guide, from our first anterioral breath, unto our last posterioral breath.

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]]> ‘The idea is to die young as late as possible’ https://trevorhayley.com.au/the-idea-is-to-die-young-as-late-as-possible/ Sun, 31 Oct 2021 06:02:55 +0000 https://trevorhayley.com.au/?p=209084 May we never be in a hurry to truly grow up, but instead have a healthy relationship with our inner child. For it is here the sense of wonder and excitement resides.

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]]> ‘I intend to live forever, so far, so good’ https://trevorhayley.com.au/i-intend-to-live-forever-so-far-so-good/ Sat, 09 Oct 2021 06:09:02 +0000 https://trevorhayley.com.au/?p=209074 Maybe legacy is left as we live our lives. Not so much 'wow what an achievement' but more 'they spent time with me.'

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]]> When does Legacy Start? https://trevorhayley.com.au/when-does-legacy-start/ Sun, 19 Sep 2021 06:31:58 +0000 https://trevorhayley.com.au/?p=209064 At some point we start thinking about our legacy. Will be left by drawing attention to ourselves, or by people being left with hope?

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