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Tag Archives: Practical Tips
Our Weekly Tip: Create Beads from Memorial Flowers
Turn memorial flowers into beautiful beads and jewelry as a way to remember and cherish your loved one
Our Tip of the Week: Flowers are a thoughtful and traditional way to cherish lost loved ones and grieve their departures. Floral arrangements have long been a way for guests at a memorial service to pay their respects and offer … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, beads, create, creative, creative memorial, Flowers, Jewelry, Love, Memorial Flowers, Memorial Tips, Memories, Memory, Practical Tips
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Our Weekly Tip: Take Refuge in Nature’s Tender Touch
Timeless techniques for navigating grief with natural materials
Our Tip of the Week: Spending time in direct physical contact with the elements offers a chance to slow down our troubled minds to the pace of a flower’s unfolding, to offer up our hearts to a gust of wind … Continue reading
Our Weekly Tip: Sharing Your Lost Loved One’s Book Passion at the Memorial Service
Honor his or her memory by bringing his or her favorite tomes to mourners
Our Tip of the Week: When it comes to planning a memorial service or celebration of life ceremony for a loved one who has died, you strive to honor him or her by displaying tokens of what he or she … Continue reading
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You’re Never Too Young to Have An Advanced Healthcare Directive
How having an advanced healthcare directive as part of your estate plan helps loved ones know your exact wishes when you’re unable to voice them
Our Tip of the Week: It is hard to think about death when we are young and living life to the fullest. No one, however, is immune to death, and we cannot predict when and how it will strike. Therefore, … Continue reading
Our Weekly Tip: Volunteering in Honor of a Loved One
Pay tribute to a loved one and help your own grieving process through service
Our Tip of the Week: In the wake of the loss of your beloved, it can be difficult to think of anything, or anyone, else. Grief can be all-consuming, and while you may not feel up to service projects, it’s been … Continue reading
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Tagged Community Service, Donating Time, Grief, Healing from Loss, In Memoriam, Practical Tips, Service, Volunteering
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Our Weekly Tip: The Importance of Including Digital Assets into Estate Planning
During the estate planning process, it’s important to remember to include your digital assets
Our Tip of the Week: Estate planning can be an overwhelming process. Oftentimes, we do not know the exact moment when death will approach. Therefore, it is very important to plan the futures for all types of your assets, especially … Continue reading
