Eco-friendly farewells: Do I have green funeral options?

When it comes to planning a funeral, there is a growing trend towards eco-friendly options. As more people become conscious of their impact on mother earth, many are seeking ways to ensure that even their final farewell can be a sustainable one. From natural burials to eco-friendly caskets, there are several green funeral options available that allow individuals to make environmentally responsible choices when it comes to funeral services. In this article, let’s explore some of these options. Read more

How can reading self-help books help you cope with grief?

No one can ever deny the power that rests in the written word. Since the proliferation of pictorial language and the invention of paper, books have captured the minds and hearts of everyone, young and old alike. Today, books still help you understand concepts and learn new ideas.  Read more

How Do I Grieve During The Holiday Season?

The holidays can be bittersweet if you’ve just recently celebrated the funeral services of a loved one. In fact, even if the funeral ceremonies happened a decade ago, you can still feel melancholic during the holiday season because of a noticeably empty seat.  Read more

How End of Life Insurance Can Help Your Family When You Pass On

One thing that is never guaranteed to any person is time. We live day-to-day with no knowledge of the future and possible outcomes. Because time is so hard to control, we can never be certain about the things that will occur even a minute from now. Even if you live a healthy lifestyle, you could run into an accident in a split second. Unfortunately, your family suffers when your life suddenly runs its full course abruptly. Read more

Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen)

Well I’ve heard there was a secret chord That David played and it pleased the Lord But you don’t really care for music, do you? Well, it goes like this: The fourth, the fifth, the minor fall and the major lift The baffled king composing Hallelujah

Hallelujah (4x)

Well your faith was strong but you needed proof You saw her bathing on the roof Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew ya She tied you to her kitchen chair And she broke your throne and she cut your hair And from your lips, she drew the Hallelujah Read more

Goodbye My Lover (James Blunt)

Did I disappoint you or let you down?
Should I be feeling guilty or let the judges frown?
‘Cause I saw the end before we’d begun,
Yes I saw you were blinded and I knew I had won.

So I took what’s mine by eternal right.
Took your soul out into the night.
It may be over but it won’t stop there,
I am here for you if you’d only care. Read more

“Even Now” performed by Linda Eder

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sciOVgqIE9U/hqdefault.jpgEven now…I remember all the empty spaces
You filled with love
Even now…Every corner of the world we shared
Is still filled with love
Even now…not a day goes by
When I don’t ache for you
Through my tears I still hear your laughter even now Read more

“Dear John” performed by Styx

https://img.discogs.com/6TqmE1aO98VGTepHIi07azN-M8c=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(40)/discogs-images/R-8817727-1469403072-7027.jpeg.jpgDear john I knew you
About as well as anyone
We were the wild ones
So sure those days would never end
Now they’re only memories my friend

Dear john I’ll see you
Someday again

I swear I saw you
On a crowded street today
I almost called your name
Thinking of all those yesterdays
Heaven help me
How I miss my friend

Dear john I’ll see you
Someday again

There’ll be a celebration
When all will be revealed
We’ll have a reunion
High on a hill

Dear john how are you
God know it’s heaven where you are
Find some peace there
May it never end

Dear john my heart knows
We’ll meet again
Dear john I’ll see you….
Someday again

 

Unlike many songs about death, “Dear John” seems to have a happy mood. The song starts with guitar strumming at a light and lively tempo and the Styx sung it just like they would sing a happy country song. Why is that? The singer was singing about the way he is missing his dear friend John who have just passed away. His memory of John is so much still alive that he felt he has seen John among the crowds and even called his name only to realize that he is only just imagining it. The song has a sprightly tempo because the singer knows that someday he will again see John and spend time with him. This sounds like the Christian doctrine of the resurrection when the two will meet again ‘high on a hill.” The singer also assumes that John is now happily residing in heaven where all his problems and stresses are all gone. This happy and hopeful thought is reflected in the way the song was performed by the Styx. There are more funeral songs that celebrates life at www.songmeanings.net. If you plan to sing songs for an upcoming funeral service, this is the site that you need to visit.

“Can You Hear Me When I Talk to You?” performed by Ashley Gearing

Time passes by so quickly
But I guess I thought you’d be here forever
I never even had the chance
To say goodbye
There’s so many things to tell you
Left unsaid until now

Can you hear me when I talk to you
Do the words I say ever make it through
Can you hear me when I talk to you
Cause I’d give anything if I just knew Read more

Which Is Better: Burial Or Cremation?

Burial is the traditional and most common method of funeral arrangement that most people choose to do today. However, there are a growing number of people who are opting for cremation because it appears that this funeral arrangement has some advantages over the traditional method. But which is better – burial or cremation? Just keep on reading because this blog will show you which of the two is better. This knowledge will be helpful if you are suddenly faced with a situation where you are forced to determine whether burial or cremation is best in your situation.

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