I Want A Fun Funeral Blog
Goodbye Planning Should Not Be Dismal!
Get on the band wagon with a full range of emotions when creating a goodbye celebration. Embrace it all! Sadness should not eclipse everything. Think about the gratitude for this life, the gift of time spent together, the likely wishes that the deceased doesn't want...
Role Reversal on Life Celebrations
I'm just revisiting this sentiment and realizing it hasn't lost its appeal! (Which as the writer of it, is encouraging.) Of course I'm a little biased, too. Being proactive about your own end-of-life plans is a game changer, you should definitely try it. Replace the...
Last Wishes TEDx Talk
Well, friends — 16 months after I got the news and announced it, my TEDx talk on Last Wishes has finally been posted. Pretty sure it doesn't always take that long, but funny thing… delays happen! Better late than never has been my motto for as long as I can remember,...
A Fun Funeral in Action
This is too perfect to pass up. I've been so passionate about my Last Wishes concept lately that I put Fun Funerals a bit on the back burner, but it must be resurrected at once to share this story. Read the recap of the wonderful event here:...
Last Wishes in the Form of “Finish This For Me, Please”
Last Wishes, people! The inspiration for my Last Wishes as a Normal Thing We All Do was Aaron's Last Wish of leaving a $500 tip for a pizza. That is the gold standard of good deeds to me. But you know what… not all valuable and life-altering last wishes need to be...
Surprise Gifting
How best to come up with your Last Wishes? Hmmm. Suppose nothing is jumping out at you, excited as you are about being a Good Samaritan from the Great Beyond. There can be some background anxiety to doing it right — to make the most of the chance, not blowing it by...
Happiest of New Years to All
$500 Tip for a Pizza – Honoring Aaron Collins’ Last Wish
WE DID IT! https://youtu.be/V4RsXIaioYU We tipped our waitress $500 for our pizza lunch and it felt epic. Our waitress Dee was so so grateful, and promptly split it with fellow waitress Sedgie, her "partner in crime." Both immediately said how they were going to be...
Last Wishes… a WIN for everyone involved
Existential thoughts on death (you’ve been warned, lol)
So what's the best thing about death? Our favorite thing about it? Not absurd! Despite that probably being your first thought . The best thing about death is that we know it's going to happen. That is such a game-changer. (It really should be a game-definer, but we're...
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!