I am interested in this for philosophical or spiritual reasons To begin: honor an ancestor. Think of a person who is no longer alive who had a powerful positive impact on your life. Take a couple minutes to tell us about this person, and share the impact they had on your life. If you can, light a candle in their honor or raise a glass around the table to each person. How old were you when you first realized you were going to die. What was that like for you? If you were suddenly injured in a car accident – or in rubble after the big quake – and knew that you would likely die within a few minutes, what would you worry about being left undone? Do you know what you would like to have happen to your body when you die? Cremated, buried, shot into space, turned into a diamond or a tree? Have you shared your wishes with your loved ones? If not, why not? Do you have any sense of where we go after we leave this life? If you could design your funeral, wake, or memorial, tell us what it would be like? End each dinner with a simple game called: Appreciation in the Round. This begins with someone at the table turning to the person on their left, and telling them something you admire or respect about them. They might be a person you met tonight, so you can highlight something you heard them express during your time together. This will start a chain reaction that continues around the table, each person admiring someone sitting on their left until everyone has been appreciated.