Because of the many years, we accumulate a series of experiences. Our tendency should be to evaluate and quickly reflect on what we’ve been via and what we’ve learned. This inward website into what we can no longer see with our eyes makes it possible for us to determine via them via our soul. Continue reading “That Landscape involving the Soul”
Feb 25 2010
Funerals : How The Proceedings Have Changed
Funeral directing has changed a lot since it first emerged as a profession more than two hundred years ago. For years, funerals had been arranged through individual people, who often did it just because they were friendly with the family who had lost someone. Funeral were then very simple affairs though, and just involved finding someone to prepare the body (called ‘the layer out’), a coffin maker, and a church minister. Continue reading “Funerals : How The Proceedings Have Changed”
Feb 02 2010
Funeral Directors : They Will Give You Just What You Want
Over the past ten or twenty years, society has begun to think about death in new ways, and the role of the funeral director has adapted to meet these new needs. These days, funeral homes are seen as much more of a ‘one stop shop’, offering services that range from lasting keepsakes to floral tributes.
For an increasing amount of people, whilst loss and grief are obviously still at its core, the funeral of a loved one has become an opportunity to celebrate their life, rather than mourn the loss of it. Continue reading “Funeral Directors : They Will Give You Just What You Want”