“Broken Halos” by Chris Stapleton
“Broken Halos” album art
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“Broken Halos,” co-written by Chris Stapleton and Mike Henderson, is the perfect country ballad to listen to when you need a good, cleansing cry. The first single off Stapleton’s second album, “From a Room: Volume 1,” “Broken Halos” seems written with that exact intention in mind, as long as you don’t interpret the lyrics too closely.
A Funeral Director — and Poet — on Grief
This Mountain Sanctuary Is Charting a New Path in Death Care
Sunset over the mountains in nearby Yancey County.
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Nestled in a 6-acre swath of the Swannanoa Valley in Appalachian North Carolina, the Center for Conscious Living & Dying (CCLD) offers something invaluable for free: community. Powered by nearly 300 volunteers, the center provides end-of-life care in the comfort of a homelike environment. While this is a noble endeavor in itself, what sets this sanctuary apart is that it’s not just for people who are dying.
A Chance To Make Memories
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It could be argued that there is no upside to learning that you have a terminal illness. Coming face to face with your own mortality is terrifying and disorienting. And while it’s an experience that each one of us will face at some time in our lives, it’s not one that most us would seek out. We know death will come for us someday. But until we hear “the news” from a person wearing a somber expression and a white coat, we can, for the most part, stave off that knowledge with a firm “Yes, but not now!”
Canada’s Medical Aid in Dying: “I cannot get through a day. It’s physical torture.” 
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The New York Times recently published the profile of Paula Ritchie, a Canadian woman who elected to take part in the country’s controversial medical assistance in dying (MAID) program. Her life, one plagued by emotional and physical suffering, once again draws the debate over MAID into focus: who has the right to decide when or how a person dies? Stories such as this and the recent news about how Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman chose to die demonstrate that the debate over medical aid in dying falls in a moral gray area, and doesn’t seem likely to conclude anytime soon.
A Fresh Floral Wall Offers a Unique Way to Enhance a Celebration of Life Experience
Flowers are a classic element at memorial services, and a unique way to bring their soothing, mood-lifting qualities to a ceremony is by creating a fresh floral design on the blank walls of the venue. It serves as decoration and a floral display all in one. It’s also a beautiful way to construct a modern-memorial look and feel on a limited budget without the results feeling like a budget effort.
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