
I Want A Fun Funeral Blog
Raise the bar, raise your spirits, raise a little hell maybe?
Jump on the Last Wishes band wagon
Did you know? The days of the one-sided funeral are over — people mourning the dead person. The new world is that we (as the dead person) have planned ahead for what sentiments we want to leave behind. We don't just instruct our people on whether to bury or cremate,...
How to Make Yourself Smile
So... how about this Last Wishes idea? Has it got you entertaining any ideas? And I mean that literally — you should feel entertained coming up with some Last Wishes! You can't help but smile, your mind is both at ease and kind of excited, because you know you're...
Unforgettable goodbyes
Last Wishes Comes to TEDx
Well, it's true. I'll be doing a TEDx talk at Thomas Jefferson University on May 6, 2023. Last Wishes: From Dread to a Little Delight at the End of Life I got very lucky (let's be honest). The theme of the event is Redefining Possible, and if there's anything I'm...
Last Wishes Gets Its Day
Stay tuned!
All in for the $500 tip for a pizza
Calling all lovers of Last Wishes to support our goal of raising $500 for a tip for a pizza!* Yup, we're going to surprise an unsuspecting server with a $500 cash tip for our pizza, and tell her the story of Aaron Collins and why we're doing this. …which is because it...
A new year, a new direction
Just getting in under the wire at eight days in, but I’ve never been much for technicalities. It’s a wonderful thing to feel a bit of a fresh start in life. And better still is taking a stand for something that matters to you. This post was going in a particular...
Make Me An Ornament, a follow-up
Rerunning this because I got re-inspired myself reading it, and wishing we were doing it again this year. No joke. Last post for 2016. Lasts… firsts… we have the illusion that we have some control over them, but isn't Life always telling us otherwise? We do what we...
I want to make this a THING
Thank You and Goodbye
Plan your funeral so YOU can say Goodbye!
Making a last wishes REQUEST
Rerunning this from the summer of 2018. I was so influenced by the story in last week’s blog — the teacher who left behind a request for filled student backpacks to be donated in lieu of flowers, that I wonder if hosting a little workshop for people to do the same...