Most of us are more afraid of speaking in public than we are of dying, and what Lyeona did was extraordinary.
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To Celebrate A Life
Remembrance Day 2022
As Barack Obama said the other day, “despair is not an option”. We need to keep trying.
A Farewell to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
The ceremony truly was ‘a multi-faith & belief event’.
David Baddiel’s definition of a humanist funeral
Great comedians are great truth tellers.
Your right to die with dignity
I campaigned for an Assisted Dying bill on the two previous occasions that it’s been offered to the Scottish Parliament, so I’m glad that it’s coming up for debate again soon.
It’s Your Funeral…
Wullie’s story was a time capsule from an era that’s almost gone from our memories.
The G Word
Grief is not something we give much thought to until we find ourselves catapulted into it.
Let The People Sing!
People love humanist funerals for their compassion, their honesty and their humour: they choose them for what they include, not what they exclude.
Earth to Earth…
Here in the UK, cremation accounts for about 75% of all funerals, but there is a growing desire for a more natural and ecological approach to death and dying. Not far from me in East Lothian there is a natural woodland burial site called Binning Memorial Wood, and I’ve been privileged to conduct a number … Continue Reading
‘We’re having a celebration of life’ is in danger of becoming a cliché.
It’s not always appropriate to celebrate a life, and it would be wrong to think that’s what a humanist funeral ceremony has to be.