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The Chinese have a beautiful tradition for Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year. Each family cleans their house thoroughly before the end of the year. In mopping, dusting, and sweeping every nook and cranny, the old energy of the previous year is cleared away, and there is space for the new. On the...
I've been talking a lot about 6 Months to Live with several new people lately, and it's always interesting to hear people's comments and questions. One person sarcastically asked, "Well, if you only had 6 months to live, why are you still working?" I read him a quote from my Kickstarter...
Good morning, December 1, 2011! It is officially my favorite time of the year. Rather than presents this holiday season, I ask that you support my Kickstarter project. I'm creating a 6 Months to Live web TV show. My goal in launching this web TV series is to start a movement that creates...
Wow! I was recently nominated by 2 fellow bloggers for the Versatile Blogger Award. Thanks so much nitabrownsugah and Sherline! I really appreciate this honor and am humbled by the inspiration you both have gained from my blog. It means a lot! And the rules for the Versatile...
One of blogging's many beauties is that it opens doors to meet new people around the world. Shortly after I started my blog, I began "wandering" around the internet. I wanted to see what other people had to share. It was a day like any other when I read "Based on a True Story" and met an...
Today's headline might have read something like this in my world. It was a rough day. After biking home, I took a swift walk to the park and unloaded my frustrations. My mom patiently listened on the phone, as I told her about everything going on in my world and then she said "I love you" and...
It's hard to believe it's been 2 years since I started 6 Months to Live. November 11, 2009, I was sitting on my mom's couch that evening carefully crafting the theme, the name, and the beginning widgets for this blog. I knew almost nothing about blogging and even less about Wordpress. I had...
I recently took a risk. I added business contacts to my Facebook page and uploaded my personal blog on LinkedIn. I've always maintained a clear line between my professional life and my personal life. This seemingly simple switch came from a recent conversation I had about modern global...
If you hadn't noticed already, I'm a fan of life experiments and challenges. I've always wondered what it would be like to eat completely healthy. Would it really make a difference? Would I feel better? Would a 6-pack (more like 4-pack) finally show through? Will I look like this in 2...
"If today were the last day of my life, would I do what I am about to do today?" -Steve Jobs, Stanford Commencement Address 2005 I wasn't planning on writing a post about Steve Jobs. It seemed that...

Welcome! Almost three years ago, I was asked a single question that changed my life,
“What would you do if you had 6 months to live?”
No one knows when our time will come, so why wait? We can enjoy life now. We can pursue our dreams. We can LIVE for the present while also planning for the future. My vision is to create a community of people who support and inspire each other in choosing meaningful and authentic lives. Together we can make a difference. Life is waiting.
Will you join me?
Feel free to contact me: Jacqueline@6monthstolive.me.