by Kyle Tevlin | Mar 2, 2018 | Acceptance of death, Life celebration
For the second day in a row today, I was way overdressed for my lunchtime jog. I couldn’t quite believe one layer would suffice, so I went the safe route, bundled up, and felt like a granny as lean bare legs whizzed by me in shorts, gosh darn it. I wanted to be...
by Kyle Tevlin | Feb 22, 2018 | Acceptance of death
“It’s been a whirlwind of activity getting ready for funeral on Friday. You’re never really prepared even when you know it’s coming.” I got this in an email from a friend the other day. It was an older family member… not tragic in any way, and not even...
by Kyle Tevlin | Feb 16, 2018 | green burials, Uncategorized
Whether you knew it or not, perhaps you have some questions about green burial. Count me as a fan; I always want to spread the word. Below, from the Green Burial Council, which is the environmental certification organization setting the standard for green burial in...
by Kyle Tevlin | Feb 9, 2018 | Cremains, Loss, Urns
Can’t resist sharing this since I live just outside Philadelphia, where the recent Super Bowl win is a bit of a big deal. I’m not pushing the wonderfulness of Philadelphia Eagles fans. I’m highlighting that our passing deserves great fanfare (no pun...
by Kyle Tevlin | Feb 2, 2018 | Life celebration
by Kyle Tevlin | Jan 26, 2018 | Life celebration, Planning your own funerals
People have a hard time wrapping their heads around a whole new way of doing funerals. They catch on quick to celebrating over being morbid, or telling happy stories instead of just crying. And as I describe my crusade for planning YOUR OWN in advance, people assume...
by Kyle Tevlin | Jan 19, 2018 | Life celebration
This week, it’s a guest post from Beautiful Tribute, a company (from across the pond, no less) offering free online memorials (to people from anywhere, pond or no pond). ‘A Vote for the Fun Ways to Truly Celebrate a Life Well Lived’ by Victoria Bates Beautiful...
by Kyle Tevlin | Jan 12, 2018 | Life celebration, Preplanning your funeral
Check it out. Throwing Your Own Afterlife Party A really, really sweet and funny article about better goodbyes!! Can I get a Hallelujah?! It was great fun talking to the author, Abby Sher, who is clearly both very funny and very thoughtful. And she became inspired to...
by Kyle Tevlin | Jan 5, 2018 | Life celebration, Planning your own funerals, Pre-planning funeral, Preplanning your funeral
“Planning your funeral should be a priority and to prove why, here’s my plan” Actual headline of an article by a well-known (I think) British broadcaster, producer, director and columnist, Jasmine Dotiwala. It’s not that it’s a famous person saying it...
by Kyle Tevlin | Dec 29, 2017 | Caleb Wilde, Funny death, Humor
In honor of being in Parkesburg, PA today (lunch and a flight at Victory Brewing Company), a tweet from Caleb Wilde (the wildly famous [along the like-minded] funeral director in town) of Wilde Funeral Home.
