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Having the Last Word

4/29/2015

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As we live and travel along life’s path, certain themes start to pop up.  The older we grow, the more honed is our perspective on life and how to live it.  Perhaps as younger people, we might have thought that life is fair.  As we age, we know that it is not fair, but that it can be good if we look for the good in life.  Life can be very painful, but made more painful if we linger in the pain longer than we need to or without hope of change. Much of life comes down to perspective – how we look at things.

 When we plan our funeral, we ought to look at what we hold dearest to us.  In our funeral or memorial planning, we can celebrate what brings us joy and what has changed our perspective for the better.  When we sit down and look, really look at what needs and can to be done for our final acts on earth, we should take the time to look at our lives and include these things in our planning.  We can do this for our loved ones as well.  Too often those closest to a person are left with the task of piecing together a funeral and burial plan without the aid of their loved ones. Too often the fear of death keeps people from taking about death. Why not instead, look to our lives and see what is important to us as a way guiding us through the planning process.  If we figure out what we hold dear as our last word on earth, this can also help us live our lives more and more attuned to that word.  If we want our last word to be of love, we can start now finding more ways to love those around us.   If we want our last word to be of honoring the earth, then we can focus more on our actions that honor the earth.  The themes go on, but if they are true for us, they can hold great meaning for those who would mourn our loss.

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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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