This is something I thought about a lot when I was having cancer treatment. As a part of that journey, some of my new friends who also had the disease were facing their own ends of lives. I learnt a huge lot from these gorgeous people.

Basically, it shouldn't be a shock to us that our lives are in some way limited, but it's like there's a golden bubble of invincibility when you're young, and part of maturing into the person you want to be is to understand that the fountain of youth doesn't last forever. So we have a choice. We can choose to allow the days and weeks pass without sucking the marrow out of their bones, or we can start to think about and prioritise what it is we really want. This is the secret to a life well lived - to make conscious choices. This is true whether you have 80 years left or just 80 days. To appreciate the present moment and make it the fullest experience possible. That's all any of us ever have.