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Balinese Funeral Ceremony
Part one of Bali’s intricate end-of-life ceremoniesBali, one of 33 provinces in Indonesia, is not only an exotic tourist destination but also home to the majority of Hindus in that country—92% to be precise. Along with this factoid comes a wealth of cultural knowledge that details a unique perspective on life and death.
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The Senior Care Blog is a New Resource for Seniors and Senior Caregivers
Emeritus Senior Living offers resources for seniors and those caring for elderly parents and loved onesAccording to a recent Gallup poll, 7 out of 10 working Americans are caring for an aging parent, relative or loved one. To offer support for these families, caregivers, and seniors, Emeritus Senior Living launched TheSeniorCareBlog.com last month. The blog is designed to help answer questions, provide resources and support, and engage followers in discussions on…
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“Hey Hey My My”
He sings that once you’re gone, you can’t come backWe all know rock and roll can never die and we can count on Neil Young to employ his wonderful lyrics to speak to us about the important things in life — including death. A classic icon of the Boomer generation, Neil young’s song “Hey Hey My My” sings to us in his usual down-to-earth…
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“Lines For Winter”
Mark Strand’s “Lines For Winter” stresses the importance of moving forward, no matter whatThe title “Lines For Winter” may lead you to believe that the poem, by Mark Strand, is going to be a cheerless one. But in fact, it is surprisingly upbeat. The piece uses the metaphor of winter to represent the bad times in life. And although each of us must survive many winters in our…
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Photography Examines the Relationship Between Life and Death
Photographer Alex Forsyth investigates self-preservation and self-representation through “This Here Now”Brooklyn-based photographer Alex Forsyth investigates life, death and aging with her project This Here Now, which includes three series of images. According to the artist’s profile at artistswanted.org, the project “investigates our failure in self-preservation and self-representation when working against growth, age, change, death, and decay.” Three Instances represents the passing of time. The first…
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What is Mediation? (Interview)
A legal veteran of estate planning and mediation tells us about conflict resolution and the importance of empowering discussionJason S. Buckingham is an attorney based in Benicia, California, who has worked with end-of-life legal issues for many years. One of his specialties includes mediation, where a legal professional helps to guide families who are experiencing an end-of-life through disputes regarding an estate. He told us a bit about his experiences. Antal: To start…
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“Dubliners”
In this book of thematically linked short stories, James Joyce paints a picture of a city and nation in paralysis, with a vital interpretation of the significance of deathJames Joyce is not necessarily an author for everyone. His works are not for your average paperback reader. Ulysses and Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man endure as two of the most significant works in 20th Century literature, creative and impenetrable, autobiographical, yet (mostly) accessible to those readers who take the time and…
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Life, Death and Burial in Colonial America
Colonial American Puritan burial customs, born of times of intense tribulation, continue to inform burial practice todayAs people across the country cook and eat and drink, share laughter and arguments and stories for Thanksgiving, what this writer has always considered our most refreshing and simple national holiday, perhaps we might do well to remember the tradition’s less pleasant roots borne of the harsh reality of 17th Century colonial life, whose customs…
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