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Planning for dying. Learning for living.


The Return of the Auspicious
... one could see a death day as auspicious, a good thing, a celebration, a day that carries meaningful outcomes long into the future....
Carolyn Coleman
Feb 6, 20255 min read


Rites of Passage: Funerals both grand and modest build a better world
Funerals are a glimpse of a culture that shares the communion of grief and works together to care for the most vulnerable of all its...
Carolyn Coleman
Jan 12, 20257 min read


Riff On a Recent Article About "Premortems"
Paying attention to your goals helps you find satisfaction at death.
Carolyn Coleman
Jan 4, 20253 min read


Grieving Creature
Creature came to us by accident. I promised the elderly couple that I would find good homes for their three small dogs so they could feel...
Carolyn Coleman
Nov 12, 20244 min read
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