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“All The Ways Our Dead Still Speak” by Caleb Wilde:
A sixth-generation funeral director reconciles his family’s past with his present -
“Soul With Me” by DePeche Mode:
Lead singer Martin Gore takes listeners on an upbeat journey to the other side -
Our Monthly Tip: Make A Keepsake Pin to Honor Your Loved One:
A meaningful memorial favor for guests to wear during a service
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Tag Archives: Life Celebrations
“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
It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it’s called Life.
-Terry Pratchett, The Last Continent
A Glimpse into Contemporary Iranian Passing
Remembrance events in modern Iranian culture
As an Iranian-American, I spent the first five years of my life in Tehran before moving permanently to the US. I have experienced both the traditional Islamic Iranian funeral in Iran and the contemporary ceremony in America. Despite the fact … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Perspectives
Tagged Death ceremony, end-of-life, Iran, Iranian Americans, Life Celebrations, Middle East, Persian culture, Remembrance
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