Little things.

I suppose it is pretty tactile. Touch is good for making things seem real. Being touched makes me more real.
Hugs, hands, kisses, more.
Making differences in the lives of those who mean something to me makes me feel a greater part of their existence, which in turn greatly enhances mine.
I suppose it's less about life vs. death and more about the mark you make isn't it?

I could rock, "I think, therefore I am" but I'm no Descarte girl.

I rock rocks.

But seriously, I sometimes fantasize or think about my art/work as an extension of my self and the material as a sort of time capsule.