Do you have your funeral planned already? No? You’re not alone. Most people don’t and don’t want to think about “that!” now.
Well, “that” is going to happen to every one of us no matter if we plan or not!
So, even though thinking about your own funeral may leave you feeling a little uneasy, you’ll find that planning your own service offers great emotional and even financial security for you and your family. It will also keep your family from being overwhelmed at a time when they don’t need more pain.
As you may know, my dad died in December. He and my mom had everything planned for a few years. And, the preplanning created ease and comfort where not having these plans “in stone” (pun intended), would have made for a lot of unnecessary stress and hardship.
Preplanning your funeral also gives people peace of mind knowing that they can live now more freely because it’s all taken care of. It’s literally an “inner declutter and organizing.”
Here are a few steps to preplan your funeral:
1. Whether you’re giving your body to science, being buried or cremated, there are arrangements and paperwork to be completed.
2. Contact funeral homes in your community, or appropriate businesses who will take care of your needs.
A funeral director can walk you through the prearrangement process. The NFDA recommends prearranging for everyone and developed the Bill of Rights for Funeral Preplanning as a resource for understanding what to expect from a preneed contract.
3. Once you’ve made your prearrangements, keep a copy of your plan and any pertinent paperwork in a safe place.
4. Inform a close friend or relative of the arrangements you have made and where the information may be found.
These steps are really quite simple, though emotions and fear can bring up every resistance to procrastinate. Don’t. Jump in to explore and decide for your life. You’ll be surprised at the beliefs and decisions that will surface that will deepen your ideas and values of your life. That’s a good thing!
©2009 Kim Wolinski, MSW “Dr. DeClutter” Stress, Change and Organizational Skills Expert www.drdeclutter.com
Editors and publishers are free to reprint blog articles as long as it is reprinted in its entirety and the signature line remains intact.
Do you have your funeral planned already? No? You’re not alone. Most people don’t and don’t want to think about “that!” now.
Well, “that” is going to happen to every one of us no matter if we plan or not!
So, even though thinking about your own funeral may leave you feeling a little uneasy, you’ll find that planning your own service offers great emotional and even financial security for you and your family. It will also keep your family from being overwhelmed at a time when they don’t need more pain.
As you may know, my dad died in December. He and my mom had everything planned for a few years. And, the preplanning created ease and comfort where not having these plans “in stone” (pun intended), would have made for a lot of unnecessary stress and hardship.
Preplanning your funeral also gives people peace of mind knowing that they can live now more freely because it’s all taken care of. It’s literally an “inner declutter and organizing.”
Here are a few steps to preplan your funeral:
1. Whether you’re giving your body to science, being buried or cremated, there are arrangements and paperwork to be completed.
2. Contact funeral homes in your community, or appropriate businesses who will take care of your needs.
A funeral director can walk you through the prearrangement process. The NFDA recommends prearranging for everyone and developed the Bill of Rights for Funeral Preplanning as a resource for understanding what to expect from a preneed contract.
3. Once you’ve made your prearrangements, keep a copy of your plan and any pertinent paperwork in a safe place.
4. Inform a close friend or relative of the arrangements you have made and where the information may be found.
These steps are really quite simple, though emotions and fear can bring up every resistance to procrastinate. Don’t. Jump in to explore and decide for your life. You’ll be surprised at the beliefs and decisions that will surface that will deepen your ideas and values of your life. That’s a good thing!
©2009 Kim Wolinski, MSW “Dr. DeClutter” Stress, Change and Organizational Skills Expert www.drdeclutter.com
Editors and publishers are free to reprint blog articles as long as it is reprinted in its entirety and the signature line remains intact.