Another must read from Caleb Wilde: A mother writes an obituary for her son who committed suicide

There were two portions that will stick with me.. they are amazingly poignant: 

Love and tolerance is the way – the antithesis of teenage culture. As adults, we preach love and tolerance at school, then fail to lead by example. In business, in sports, in entertainment, in personal relationships and in the media … how often do adults place people before profit, a helping hand before blame, caring ahead of winning, others ahead of self?

and

Kids drink this way because they need to escape their own false personalities. They strive to be the best, to be cool, to be popular and successful. Underneath, it’s all about the same old human needs: to feel valued, to feel important and special, to belong, to be loved. 

Lectures and platitudes to the young will never change their society. We must all be the agents of change. Our society, as it gets bigger and more global, must evolve just as our species has evolved. Each of us, at work in the office, at home, in the post office, at the grocery store and in the government, must honor and value each person we encounter. How would your day be if, instead of trying to be right, you were trying to help? 

 

Another must read from Caleb Wilde: A mother writes an obituary for her son who committed suicide

If you don't follow Caleb Wilde, you should..

…but proceed with caution. He’s a funeral director who is very honest, brutally so, about his profession..

I read this article today titled ‘when embalming is beautiful’ ..

It’s not an easy read, but an important one. In essence, Wilde talks about the death process—post death really—and how he hates embalming children. What results is a horrendous but yet beautiful description of a family’s reaction to a three-year-old’s corpse laid to rest..

Again, it’s brutal .. and quite honestly brought my to immediate tears that flowed for several minutes. 

But it’s just so honest..

Read on should you choose..

Grief: Maybe you should just avoid your pastor

I am not certain if I published this before, but I have become addicted over the past few months to a website written by Caleb Wilde, a Philadelphia-based mortician who mocks death and ads humor to the dying process..

He has written a new blog post about dealing with death and grief.. He argues that if you are going through rough straits, seeing your pastor should be secondary to seeing a therapist.  

A good read.  And something sadly that every human on this planet will face or has faced already: Grief about death and losing someone close..

CONFESSIONS OF A FUNERAL DIRECTOR » Why You May Never Heal

Pop psychology has implied that our grief can one day “heal.”  That one day, we’ll come to a place — after going through an extensive emotional process — where we’re back to normal, as if the brokenness we feel has been mended.

This is an amazing article about what happens to people after they lose someone.

I have been following http://www.calebwilde.com for a bit now.. it’s written by a real funeral director from Pennsylvania, his name is Caleb Wilde. His blof is addictive—and honest, brutally and painfully honest.

I suggest you give this linked article a read.. you may get hooked on his site like I did and follow him..

CONFESSIONS OF A FUNERAL DIRECTOR » Why You May Never Heal