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Tag Archives: Celebration of Life
Our Weekly Tip: A Memory in Bloom Memorial Idea
Create a beautiful portrait of your mother for a memorial ceremony with flowers or jewelry
With a bit of Instagram browsing, we came across this artist’s series of beautiful flower and jewelry portraits. They’re light, lovely and the perfect centerpiece to set a positive and loving memory mood for your mother’s funeral or memorial. Here’s suggestions on … Continue reading
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Tagged Celebration of Life, Death of Mother, DIY, flower portrait, Flowers, Funeral, Memorial, Memorial ideas, Mother's Memorial
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How Can a Celebrant Assist Grieving Loved Ones with Planning Memorial Services? An Interview with Lissin Lev Chaya
Lissin Lev Chaya shares the advantages and challenges of having a celebrant plan memorial services
Today SevenPonds speaks with Lissin Lev Chaya, a certified life-cycle celebrant. Currently based in Pacifica, California, she received her training and certification from the Celebrant Foundation and Institute. She has been performing rituals and ceremonies for over 20 years. Today, … Continue reading
Goodbye, Black: The Color-Coordinated Memorial Service Attire
Personalize an end-of-life or memorial ceremony by wearing your loved one's favorite color
3 Tips for a Colorful Celebration of Life Ceremony: The Victorian Era has been over for some time. Its tradition of wearing somber, formal black funeral attire to memorial and funeral services, however, is still the norm yet is starting … Continue reading
Celebration of Life Ceremony: DIY Lighting
DIY lanterns create a homey atmosphere for a celebration of life ceremony or memorial
3 Tips to Celebration of Life Lanterns: These DIY tin lanterns are an inexpensive and environmentally friendly decoration for any memorial or celebration of life ceremony. Most importantly, they create a homey, intimate atmosphere for friends and family. Here are … Continue reading
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Tagged Celebration of Life, DIY lantern, garden lights, lantern craft, Memorial, planning a memorial, tin can
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“It’s being here now that’s important. There’s no past and there’s no future. Time is a very misleading thing. All there is ever, is the now. We can gain experience from the past, but we can’t relive it; and we can hope for the future, but we don’t know if there is one.”
- George Harrison
More in “A Rite of Passage”: ”Waking or asleep, / Thou of death must deem / Things more true and deep / Than we mortals dream, / Or how could thy notes flow in such a crystal stream?” “If we … Continue reading
“Harold and Maude” (1971) by Hal Ashby
A young man's obsession with death and how his chance relationship with a feisty elderly woman shows him the meaning of a full life
Harold and Maude is a 1971 dark comedic film, as well as a personal favorite of mine, based on a screenplay written by Colin Higgins. Higgins originally planned to direct it himself, but a test shoot left executives unimpressed, and Hal … Continue reading
