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When someone dies, our life changes. The enormity of the change can be huge, in many ways beyond the physical loss of the person. Funerals can serve as an acknowledgement of that enormous change and can help us to adjust to our new reality.
A funeral serves as an acknowledgement that the physical presence of our loved one is now gone. A funeral is a way of making the death real.
It’s not about perfection, it’s about doing something personal that honours the person who has died while also allowing the living to start the grief journey.
A good funeral can be a profound and transformational experience that can help the grieving accept and acknowledge that their loved one has died.
For some people even the word ‘funeral’ sounds solemn or gloomy.
You don’t have to call it a funeral – call it a gathering, a tribute, a farewell, a memorial service, a send-off, a Celebration of Life – whatever suits you best.
It is involvement in the ritual that is important, and this ritual can be religious or non-religious, formal or informal. A service allows for the expression of love, gratitude, and remembrance, helping individuals to cope with the absence of their loved one and find meaning in their shared lives.
– Supplied by Valley Funeral Services
