A simple guide to the future: Honoring a life well lived the green way

Today, there is increasing uncertainty and unrest in the future as we seek to adjust to the new order with economic and social interconnections all over the world. There will be changes in education, automobiles, aquaculture, communications, and medicine. New technologies will open up new jobs and scarce resources will drive new ways to do many things. People will live longer and the way we honor the dead will change. The one thing that we are guaranteed is that change will always be a part of our future. These changes will affect which jobs we pursue and how we manage our lives.

In another place and time
the storm raging in my heart
would become as a soft spring rain
nourishing the essence of their life
gently blossoming in my soul
until the sweet scent of a precious flower
filled my life with all that heaven would allow
but today, I can only return them to nature
and hold the thought of them in my dreams
for in another place and time
I would kiss their soul tenderly with my heart
holding them softly in my arms forever

The reading of a poem is a fine way to honor a life as the future trend is to pick cremation over burial. It is cheaper than the traditional burial and is more environmentally friendly. Once you decide to be cremated, there are a multitude of different ways to honor their life well lived. Some will still prefer internment and others will end up in someone’s home on the mantle. The PyreFyre way of honoring a life well lived is to look for green ways to spread those ashes in your favorite place here on the earth. In addition to spreading the ashes, the PyreFyre way is to celebrate the life of the deceased and not have such a somber time. It is time to see that person in their best light and not made up and stuffed in a box.

In order to have your wishes carried out, it is important that you leave your family instructions on how you would like them to handle your body and service after death. There are books available where you can just fill in the details. Don’t wait until tomorrow because you just never know when the grim reaper will arrive. There are a few details that need to be decided besides the actual cremation.

Check out the creative ways to honor the dead in new green burials. Ways that touch a memory within our life and convince us that this is the way we want to go into the next realm. Let us not forget that the celebration of our life is for the ones we leave behind. Select something that helps them remember what your life was really all about. Green funerals and memorial parks or select a part of God’s country to have your ashes scattered. Don’t settle for going 6 feet under with the same old expensive funeral. Save money, save space, and save the planet. Punctuate your life will a big exclamation point. Go out in style!

Here are a few of the things you need to consider when selecting a way of commemorating your passing into the afterlife.

The purpose of preplanning is to get your wishes documented so your next of kin will not have to worry so much about the details. Please don’t come back and haunt your kin if the arrangements are not followed to the letter. You can choose to write them on paper, use a word processor, or buy a kit. There are also books available at your local bookstore for planning.

Select your advocate:

This may be your spouse, children, or a trusted friend. It could be the executor of your will. It is important that you take your written request and go over it with them so they understand all your wishes and are willing to carry them out.

You may or may not want to pick your crematorium. Donate your body to science and you can let them take care of this part. If you pick a crematorium, you will make it a lot easier on your surviving family. Just remember to go check it out, ask some people who are satisfied with their service, and always pick a reputable one. You should always select the one that gives the best value for your money not the cheapest.

Pick the place to have your celebration or wake. The celebration is of your life and all its memories so your family and friends can console your closest love ones. Food and drink should be provided along with a nice meeting place. You can pick an indoor place, a resort, or something outside in nature. A good idea is to pick a spot that people associate with your life.
Your final resting place.

Think back through all the great places you have traveled and those that made you the happiest. Let your family know while you are still alive why you selected to have your ashes scattered at this place. The sky and space is the limit with where to scatter your ashes. Please check out the laws and stay away from private property without permission. Generally you can go to any forest or national park and spread them as a private citizen. It is best to keep it all low key so you don’t offend anyone.

You may need help expressing your deep emotions during such a troubling time. If you want to get beyond those hugs and tears to leave a lasting memory, a poem can be a wonderful thing to read at a memorial service.

As more and more of your family and friends decide on cremation and a memorial service, you may be called upon soon to give that eulogy. Will you be ready? This book can be very helpful in helping your express your fond memories of love.