by Kyle Tevlin | Mar 10, 2021 | Acceptance of death, Funny death
Have you seen the new documentary on Netflix Dick Johnson is Dead? If you’re even glancing at a blog post on I Want a Fun Funeral, this has got to be right up your alley. 86-year old Dick Johnson has just begun a dementia decline, and his filmmaker daughter,...
by Kyle Tevlin | Feb 9, 2021 | Take It Up a Notch
A standing ovation! The grand finale of a fireworks display! An outpouring of recognition and gratitude like nobody’s business. It’s just not the time to skimp or be reserved. Be bold and beautiful in your Goodbye to your so-loved person.
by Kyle Tevlin | Jan 8, 2021 | Life celebration, Pre-planning funeral
Could you use a little inspiration for a knock-out goodbye party? Whether thinking of your own or for someone else — remember: Don’t have a boring, forgettable funeral. But some life into it. This sacred ritual should reflect the life and spirit of the dearly...
by Kyle Tevlin | Dec 6, 2020 | Life celebration, Planning your own funerals, Preplanning your funeral
There’s no time like the present. It’s been a year like no other, so might as well finish it off with something you’ve never done before. Nothing is weird right now. Get that personal goodbye celebration written down. Ideas bandied about, decisions...
by Kyle Tevlin | Nov 12, 2020 | How to Plan
There’s a funeral on the horizon. Well, there’s always a funeral on the horizon, but let’s say it’s imminent or expected. You like the idea of Taking It Up a Notch, but just don’t see any big, obvious way to do it. There’s no...
by Kyle Tevlin | Oct 8, 2020 | Event, I Want a Fun Funeral
Just in time for Halloween… the 4th Annual Before I Die New Mexico (Virtual) Festival. Yes, it’s 1910 miles away, but one of the upsides of the pandemic is that with Zoom geography is no obstacle. Which is why I was invited by my friend and End-of-Life colleague...
by Kyle Tevlin | Sep 10, 2020 | I Want a Fun Funeral, Life celebration, Planning your own funerals
It really isn’t hard thinking about what you want. What makes you smile? What makes you happy? What’s important to you? If you remember anything, let it be this. For your very own goodbye party, you don’t have to do:• what’s always been done•...
by Kyle Tevlin | Aug 9, 2020 | inspiring, Legacy, Life celebration, Planning your own funerals
There’s a promising new resource in the End-of-Life world! As featured in the article Boom Time for Death Planning in The New York Times on July 16, 2020, it’s called Near. Explaining the name, they say ”While others may move away from the conversation...
by Kyle Tevlin | Jun 14, 2020 | Life celebration, Personalized funeral, Take It Up a Notch
Forget what you know about funerals. If there were no normal funeral custom already existing, and a beloved person in your life died, what would you rather do—Roll up your sleeves and do something in their honor, or go sit in some chairs somewhere, following awkward,...
