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The Celebration of Life In August 2003, my mother passed away from a long battle of cancer. It was the first time my family had experienced death in our household. While my family was making the funeral arrangements, I began to create a funeral program and photo collage in her memory. My eldest sister began writing her obituary to be inserted into the funeral program. This began what I now know as the celebration of life. I had no idea that my mother’s funeral would be such a beautiful funeral service. I believed the concept of celebrating life would be sort of hard to accept, I reluctantly gave in. I quickly realized that her life on earth had touched many people. The “Celebration of Life” was the overall theme at my mother’s funeral. Although, I was really heart broken inside, at the funeral I kept seeing a celebration of life right before my very eyes. After the reading of the Obituary and hearing all of her life accomplishments, I had plenty reasons to celebrate her life. There are many people that believe facing death is inconceivable. It helped me a great deal not to dwell on the tragic event, but to honor the life and legacy in the precious gift God had given me. My older brother gave me some advice that truly helped me in the healing process. He told me to “listen for her voice”. He assured me that I can still hear her if I just listen. At first, I must admit, I thought he was crazy. I began to apply this technique when I felt bad or was hurting. It turns out, he was right. My mother had played such an integral part in rearing me. That hearing her sweet voice has come naturally to me. It sounds like my conscience is speaking to me; only it’s my mother’s voice.
As a result, the celebration of her life gave me
strength to accept the things I could not change. Life should be
celebrated everyday, regardless of its circumstances. I’ve learned a
lifetime of valuable lessons from my mom, and have also shared many
wonderful moments with her. As long as I live, I will continue to
celebrate her life and the precious memories she gave me. Next Article: Writing An Obituary |
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