Death
Death: what to do and how to manage it
If you know someone who is dealing with a loss, this should help guide those involved in planning what to do next e.g. registering the death, organising the funeral and so on.
Being proactive
Might thinking about death (before it happens) be helpful?
Why on earth did we start thinking about what happens after death when we’re so young? Suraj and I have experienced a few losses over the last few years. They’ve all taught us different things, but one of them in particular made us question what we wanted after we died. Read more…
Animals
Sad but warming video about a cat who tries to revive its mate!
How did you feel after watching this video?
Animals
Biggie being re-homed with June was a blessing in disguise
Yesterday Suraj and I tried calling June in the hope of seeing how she and Biggie are. We’ve not seen her since she’s been re-homed. At first we backed off to give Bigs a chance to settle. Then we got busy with work etc. After that we went abroad for Read more…
Culture
A collection of articles exploring Jain rituals that are performed when someone dies
I wrote a series of articles about death and Jain traditions when my grandfather passed away . This post lists all the articles that I wrote. Some of the posts share opinions that explain why, for example, Indians and East Africans began to cremate bodies whilst the other opinion focuses on the Read more…
Culture
What life was like when my father passed away
I wasn’t sure if I’d write a post about my father but something lined up for me today and I felt ready to pull my thoughts together and articulate them. It’s very strange. My father passed away 10 years ago, tomorrow. I can’t believe time has gone so fast. I’d like to share Read more…
Death
Whose views are more important? Those who are with us or those who have died?
This is a quite an odd one for me. In some ways, those who have died are more important than those who are alive. “Huh” I hear you say. Not ‘anyone’ but for example, those who we look up to in terms of increasing our spiritual awareness. In this case, Read more…
