Take your time with the belongings of the deceased. do not pressure yourself to “handle things” and do not let anyone else pressure you to “handle things”. Touch everything you want to touch. Acknowledge everything you want to acknowledge. Remember everything you want to remember. Treat it all with love and respect. You are not [...]
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We go through your things too quickly…
Posted in The Letters, tagged book about death, death, death of a parent, death of father, death of mother, love, melinda augustina, my father died, my mother died, parent death, The Monday Before Thanksgiving, tibetan book of life and death, tibetan book of the dead, what to do when a parent dies, what to do when someone dies on September 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Mother, We go through your things too quickly. Thousands of objects in this house – big ones, little ones, your hands have touched them all. I learned recently that our hands and arms are part of the energy circuitry of our hearts. That means your heart has also touched each of these objects. [...]
Stories…
Posted in Things To Do When Someone Dies, tagged acts of kindness, death, funeral, funeral traditions, protocol, The Monday After Thanksgiving, what to do when a friend dies, what to do when the parent of a friend dies on September 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When someone dies, stories and vignettes become very important. Tell stories and listen to the family tell stories. If you recall an experience you shared with the person who has passed away and that experience warms your heart – share that story. When my father passed away, one of the neighbors from our grade [...]
Chop wood, carry water…
Posted in Things To Do When Someone Dies, tagged funeral protocal, what do do when the parent of a friend dies, what to do when someone dies, what to say when someone dies, when a friend dies on September 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Chop wood and carry water. The simple things. These are the things to tend to when someone dies. The laundry. The dishes. Taking out the trash. Cutting the grass. The groceries. The bathrooms. Stay with the children. Just show up and do them. There is so much love in those acts. Make sure the family [...]
Being There…
Posted in Things To Do When Someone Dies, tagged being there, funeral, what to do when a friend dies, what to do when parent of a friend dies on September 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
When the parent of a friend dies — Simply be there. At the funeral home. At the church. At the house. Just be there. “If you need anything…” the bereaved can rarely think of what they need. What I noticed is they need you to think of what they might need as the brain kind [...]
What do I say at a funeral? Here’s what to say at a funeral.
Posted in Things To Do When Someone Dies, what to say at a funeral, what to say when someone dies, tagged death, death in the family, death of a parent, death of father, death of mother, funeral, funeral home, my friend died - what do I say to her mom and da, what do I say at a funeral, what do I say when someone dies, what to do when a friend dies, what to say at a funeral, what to say when someone dies on September 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When the parent of a friend dies, or someone else close to you dies and you want to attend the funeral or the wake, you’ll want to know what to say. Wouldn’t it be great if you could say something that is not a cliche, or say something profound, and say “the word” that will make [...]
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