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Fall and Remembering

10/7/2015

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Fall is my favourite season of the year.  I love the trees turning their beautiful colors.  I love watching the meadows and prairies change from vibrant summer colors to the warm autumnal shades.  The skies become greyer and somehow that offsets the new colors so well.  Sometimes when I look out over the trees and see the many different shades of oranges and reds with just a bit of green I want to have it woven into a cloak for me to wear. The summer’s last fruit is taken in.  Gardens are put away.  We start to prepare for winter.  Fall is a season of transition from the height of summer to winter.  Seasonally it’s the time between life and death.
 
In fall we prepare for this transition, and I think it is only natural that we remember those we love who have died.  While we bring in the last fruit from the seed we planted in the spring, we might contemplate those who are no longer sitting at our tables or chatting with us over coffee. Many cultural and religious festivals allow us to remember the dead at this time of year.  The Western Christian Church celebrates days like All Saints and All Souls Day.  Mexico has the Day of the Dead.  There are others.  These celebrations remind us that even though we have lost that physical connection to them - we still love and cherish them.  Even if we are not a member of a religion or find ourselves outside a culture, we can take the time, in a manner of our choosing to remember those who have died and who we miss.  While fall is a winding down of the year and we begin to prepare for the hardships of winter, fall allows us that time to remember all those we have loved.  If we remember with love, these days of remembrance can serve as bright spots as the days begin to grow shorter.

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    Caroline Vuyadinov


    I graduated from St. Vladamir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in Crestwood, New York with a Master of Divinity.  I trained as a chaplain following graduation and worked with a wide variety of people. 

    When I moved to Canada, I began work in a women's halfway house in Hamilton, Ontario which worked with women in conflict with the law on a federal level.  I became the program manager and  loved working alongside the women, creating their plans for their reintegration back to the community.  I also worked as a liaison with the parole board, parole officers and other community service providers.

    Upon my return to the United States, I worked in the Death Care Industry as a Family Service Counselor, which lead me to become a green burial advocate. I co-founded Midwest Green Burial Society with Juliann Salinas. I speak  to community groups and have developed practical seminars for a variety of audiences.  I have been interviewed on a national podcast and was featured on a WGN spot dealing with green burial. 

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