Marking a historical day, This Girl podcast host, Daisy pays tribute to Her Royal Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II by sharing a BONUS episode highlighting the power of obituaries (obits). Contrary to what most might believe that obits are NOT about death, obituaries happen to be all about a life well lived. In fact, the obit is a story depicting the person's life providing the individual an opportunity to live once more.
Since you all know that Daisy does not believe in coincidences, a few years ago on several occasions she was exposed to the topic of obituaries by being recommended to see the HBO documentary "If you're not in the obit, eat breakfast" hosted by Carl Reiner - a must see. Then in the same week, she stumbled across the movie with Shirley MacLaine, "The Last Word", which illustrated the significance of this section in a newspaper. This peeked her interest even more and she went down the rabbit hole on the impact of obits. Daisy spent a few weeks exploring this topic. In particular, she researched how people make it into the New York Times obit pages. As life should have it, there is actually a documentary dedicated to the New York Times obit section department since it happens to be a dying art, "The Obit: The Last Deadline". Daisy's inspiration is an invitation to her listeners to take the time to write their obit, since you still have time to change or add to your story! What would it say?
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