What is the greatest gift you can give someone in grief? From my experience it’s a memory! It’s as simple as that. And it’s free! All you have to do is write down your memory of the person who has died. But write it as clearly and exactly as you can…with lots of details! –Make […]

Choose to love … rather than hate. Choose to laugh … rather than cry. Choose to create … rather than destroy. Choose to persevere … rather than quit. Choose to praise … rather than gossip. Choose to heal … rather than wound. Choose to give … rather than steal. Choose to act … rather than […]

What if you had a year left to live? What would you do? Would you tell people? Would you quit your job? Travel? Spend more time with friends and family? Would you live from your heart? Would you blow your savings? Would you get a second opinion in case it’s a mistake? Is there something […]

“I’ve lived my life according to experiences, so I think I’m about 18 hundred years old,” said Charlie “Tremendous” Jones in July. “I’ve had 81 fantastic years,” he said, “And I’m tired.” With family members at his side, Charlie succumbed to his inoperable lung tumor and “triumphantly entered the gates of Heaven” at 4pm, October […]

Have you found joy in your life? Has your life brought joy to others? Melanie Hack Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend Read an excerpt now TV Shows and Clips about the Death of Cindy James

For Canadian Thanksgiving, a friend recently sent the following message…words from Mother Teresa: People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self- centered; Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of having selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies; Succeed […]

“I found a link to your site and was reading one of your Blog posts (actually, a lot of them) and just wanted to say thanks for reminding me how special life really is in so many little ways. I need to slow down, which I find almost impossible most of the time, and remind […]

One thing I know for certain: my mother knew I loved her – without conditions and without expectations. Oh, I was far from the perfect child – just as she was far from the perfect mother. But she and I had a special relationship and even her death can’t take that away from me. ~J […]

Whether you believe in God or not, this parable helps us reflect on the idea that even after a person’s death more than their memory stays with us. The young mother set her foot on the path of life. “Is the way long?” she asked. And her guide said, “Yes, and the way is hard. […]

When Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah was born, his mother saw him as no others did—and she loved him with all her heart. It was 1977 in rural Ghana, West Africa. And Emmanuel was born missing his right shinbone, making his foot dangle uselessly from the curled-up stump of his lower leg. He was disabled…a pozo (Ghanaian […]