Cemetery Etiquette
Visiting a cemetery where your loved one are buried is one of the many ways to honor and pay your respects to those who are no longer with us. This is an opportunity to remember all the good times with had with them and to reflect on our own lives.…...
Regaining your Happiness After a Loss
Regaining your happiness and peace of mind can be challenging after the loss of a love one, this is very difficult for the people who stay behind. Everyone copes with the pain differently; grief is something that everyone’s ups and downs happen at different times and in different ways. People…...
How to Deal with the loss of a Loved One During the Holidays
For most of us, the holidays are a time of great joy, a time when we get together with friends and family and celebrate in accordance to our beliefs. The loss of a loved one is one of the most painful experiences a person can encounter during their lifetime, and…...
Who is Legally in Charge of Your Funeral?
When someone dies, there are many sudden financial responsibilities left to handle on their behalf. Almost every state has a list to describe who has the legal right to control your funeral arrangements. (1. A friend designated in a document. – 2. Spouse. – 3. – All adult children. –…...
Marking the Final Resting Place
Losing a loved one is one of the most difficult challenges a person can face during their lifetime. Apart from dealing with the sadness and sorrow, family members are faced with some choices; the casket, burial versus cremation, the type of funeral they want to hold, the location of the…...
The Day of the Dead (Dia de Muertos)
The Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) is a Mexican tradition celebrated in Mexico and in parts of the USA where there is a high present of people of Mexican heritage. This holiday involves family and friends getting together to celebrate, pray for and remember those who have died, helping them in their…...
The evolution of cremation in the Catholic church
For most of its 2,000 year history, the Catholic Church only permitted burial and prohibited cremation, they took the line from Genesis (3:19) “dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return” as a mandate to follow after death, but in 1963 the Vatican reconsidered this rule and allowed cremation…...
The importance of selecting a good final resting place
Selecting a cemetery should not be the job of those who are left behind, this is something we need to consider and act on while we have the ability to do so. Beyond the obvious functional value of a cemetery, a place where people are buried after they’ve passed, cemeteries…...
Losing a loved one is a life changing experience, it is ok to look for help
The one constant thing in life is change and losing a love one is one of the most difficult changes a person can experience. Acknowledging this permanent change is something that we cannot easily or quickly adapt to, denial is a powerful force, and often by abusing it we pretend…...
Learn to treat yourself with compassion after the loss of a love one
The loss of a loved one is always hard on the people who stay behind, but everyone copes with the pain differently, grief is something that everyone’s ups and downs happen at different times and in different ways. Try not to compare yourself to the way others handle this situation…...
