joy of Ageing Esoterically

DEATH – SOMETHING WORTH PREPARING FOR

30/11/2017

Preparing for death does not require an understanding of the after life or even a belief in it, although this certainly adds more purpose to the way we approach living and dying. Just the fact that death is the only universal guarantee we all share is reason enough to consider planning for it. Birth, school, work, marriage, family and retirement are all planned for but why not death?

MY MUM’S FUNERAL: CELEBRATION OF A LIFE COMPLETED

29/11/2017

I recently had a very different day at my mum’s funeral. The day was a new experience for me as we made the funeral all about a celebration of her life. In fact, in many ways it was one of the most beautiful days I have had in a while. My experience of funerals in previous years was not the same as this as I always found funerals overwhelmingly sad and intense occasions where I felt very uncomfortable and unsettled.

All written content copyright © 2016 Anne McRitchie, Rowena Parkes and all Authors as mentioned.
Photos copyright © by the photographers: Alan Johnston, Clayton Lloyd, Dean Whitling, Desiree Delaloye, Iris Pohl, Steffi Henn, Steve Leca ,
Shannon Everest, Matt Paul, Gayle Cue

DEATH – SOMETHING WORTH PREPARING FOR

MY MUM’S FUNERAL: CELEBRATION OF A LIFE COMPLETED

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