Speech given by Ernie Schroeder 06NOV2018
TOPIC – WHAT IS YOUR PURPOSE?
OPENING
What is your purpose? Do you have a purpose?
Have you ever thought about it?
WHAT IS MY LIFE PURPOSE?
BODY
Until September 1st 1975, I wasn’t sure I had a purpose. I’m not sure ...
This is a piece I wrote about my journey of death anxiety :
FROM FEAR TO HERE BY Caroline Rosie Dent
The Buddhists say two things are certain in life:
We’re all going to die.
We don’t know when.
I shared this with a friend once, as he was ...
Recently, there was a picture online that showed a young child in excruciating pain. The father, a photographer, took the picture of his daughter who was within weeks of dying from a neuroblastoma. It was a raw picture capturing her intense pain. It was taken to raise awareness of pediatric ...
Why Talking about Dying Matters
The importance of holding positive conversations on death and dying
There are some topics that you generally don’t want brought up over a cup of tea – the topic of Brexit is still carving family and friendships in half – but what about death?
Fear of ...
This is just a very brief message to commemorate today as being Death Cafe’s 7th birthday!!
It has been a whirlwind and we’ve learnt so, so much in the last 12 months it‘s hard to know where to begin!!
Unfortunately I’ve had a pretty debilitating eye ...
I dreamed about you again last night. We are laughing; you are funny, smiling, alive. And then I wake up and realise in the darkness of the room that the reason I dream of you is because you are gone.
We haven't been friends for that long in the ...
This past year, my community, Southwest Atlanta, Ga, has lost some good people. I have lost friends. Friends of mine have lost friends, parents, older brothers, and other loved ones most of whom were relatively young. What I find to be apparent is once people pass, their genuine personalities are ...
A friend’s mother passed away recently, and I was invited to attend her funeral service at their church. Her white, vase-shaped cremation urn sat at the head of the altar while the eulogist told us about her life, conveying she was a loving mother, sister, wife and daughter. We ...
It is hard to believe that an entire year has passed since we lost Jon Underwood. This post is to mark an anniversary that seems very hard to comprehend.
So what have we learned during these last 12 months?
We have learned that grief is a constant companion, but that ...
There are no Death Cafes near us.
We would love to hear from other people who are open to talking about death and dying.
Scott and Bozena :))
Have you ever arranged an alternative or unusual funeral for someone close to you? Are you planning one ahead of time for yourself? Are you a funeral director who has planned an unusual funeral? I’d love to speak to you!
I am writing an article for beyond.life on ...
Working in Palliative Care, I frequently coming across colleagues using euphemisms which can be easily misinterpreted by patients and their families. I've written a short poem to highlight the many phrases we use and to encourage everyone to simply use the 'D' words - death, dying, dead - we all know ...
The majority of Americans say that they want to die at home, yet about 75% of older adults are dying in nursing homes and hospitals. The majority of money spent on healthcare is spent during the last year, often in the last few months, of life. Why? Because we haven ...
When someone dies, in the aftermath, we experience something called grief.
I was 14 when my family of 6 was in a car crash and my dad died. The rest of us survived, but in the wake of the crash we found grief. While I knew I had entered into ...
Are you planning to have a natural burial or use some other type of alternative option to embalmed burial or cremation?
I've been working on a project about greener options (specifically in Illinois), and I'd love to talk to someone who actually wants to use these methods.
Please ...