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On July 28,2016, as my guest Ursula May Shanti was entertaining guests at her family’s Italian restaurant Melograno in Amman, her daughter Sophia, a few months shy of her 16th birthday, lost her life in a tragic car accident. Three years later, I sat with Ursula at Melograno to ask about that night —and every night since that fateful accident in an honest, deep, and inspiring conversation on death and life the morning after. Ursula is a powerful woman with boundless wisdom —an inspiring teacher for anyone open to hear how she has chosen to honor Sophia’s 15 and 3/4 years on earth by celebrating life, finding joy, sharing honestly, and living in a state of love. This is not a sad conversation. I urge you to listen with an open heart and a curious mind so you too can touch and see the beauty and joy Ursula speaks of.