by Melissa Calvert A ritual is a ceremony of meaning, a continued observance of ceremonies which are repeated routinely are known as rituals. Rituals can either be done in an isolated manner or by gathering lots of people; it varies from person to person. Rituals are held to mark important events in one’s life, for […]
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Being a human being, you are coupled with life, death, happiness, sorrow, winning and losing. All in all, humans are connected through emotions with each other and different things in their lives. And upon losing a loved one or something really important, we got really emotional and it is a feeling of intense sorrow, grief
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When people talk about managing grief, often this involves grieving for someone who’s already passed. However, there are times when a loved one may be approaching the end of their life, perhaps due to an illness or age. In this situation, some find that they have already begun experiencing aspects of grief. This can be
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By Alan D. Wolfelt, PhD I received a call this past week from a long-term friend and funeral director. His father had just died the week prior to our conversation. He said, “I have always tried to help families I have served understand the value of visitation and spending time with the body. I now
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