30 Funerals Challenge Overview
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October 30, 2010, 6:17 am
Filed under: 30 Day Challenge, Memorable Life Celebrations | Tags: 30 Day Challenge
Filed under: 30 Day Challenge, Memorable Life Celebrations | Tags: 30 Day Challenge
Going high-tech with video! Here’s an overview of why I’m attending 30 funerals or memorial services in 30 days, starting on October 30 – the 11th annual Create a Great Funeral Day.
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[...] in Albuquerque, Gail Rubin has set herself the task of attending and writing up thirty funerals in thirty days. She got under way on Saturday. It’s going to make for a very interesting social [...]
Pingback by The Good Funeral Guide – Thirty funerals in thirty days November 1, 2010 @ 5:03 amGail–I think what you’re doing is great! We are trying to get people to plan ahead as well on our site. I’ll be following your blog…
Sue
Comment by Sue Kruskopf November 1, 2010 @ 1:02 pmGail, good luck on this journey. Your videos look great!
Comment by steve gurney November 1, 2010 @ 7:46 pmGail, This is a fantastic idea. I am glad I stumbled across your site. Thanks for doing this. Your views on learning about life from other people’s funerals is very progressive. Would love to see other people conquer the reactionary fear about death and really contemplate it on a much deeper level.
Comment by Christian Sinclair, MD November 18, 2010 @ 1:20 pmI thought this sounded weird when I first saw the headline but now that I understand what you’re up to, I think it’s a great idea.
As a grief counselor and an author of a book on grief, I have to say that funerals are an important part of the grieving process.
Because they’re so important I would love to see fewer funerals conducted per the wishes of the deceased and more planned for the needs of those left behind.
Comment by Susan @ Survive Your Grief November 20, 2010 @ 1:24 pm[...] author of The Family Plot Blog (TheFamilyPlot.wordpress.com), Rubin attended and blogged about “30 Funerals in 30 Days” during November. The project documented the many creative ways today’s funerals are evolving [...]
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