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Tips For Setting Goals For A Funeral
Tanya Carter
Planning a funeral is both a big responsibility and an honor. Knowing that your loved one has entrusted this responsibility to you can make you feel good about the care and trust they had in you, but that doesn't make your job easier. There are a variety of things that can simplify this process, though. For starters, try setting goals to help you achieve greater focus and make sure you prioritize what matters most to you.
Tip #1: Start by Assessing What Was Most Important to Your Loved One
It's a good idea to set goals down on paper. Write them out. As you do so, assess what mattered the most to your deceased loved one. To include all the lost loved one's favorite things in the funeral, it's important to take a step back and imagining what they may request if you were having a one-on-one conversation with the person.
Tip #2: Allow for Flexibility as You Speak with Fellow Mourners
Of course, the funeral is not just a way to honor the loved one's memory. It is also held as a way to comfort the mourners. As you speak with others who share your grief, you may want to alter your funeral goals and subsequently your funeral plans so that you can be sure to accommodate the needs and requests of those who were closest to the deceased person.
Tip #3: Make Separate Lists of Contacts
As you create goals and check them off, you are likely to encounter many people who you may want to maintain contact with beyond the funeral. Whether you just want to be sure to send a thank you note to a particularly helpful staff member of the funeral parlor or you want to keep in touch with a friend of your lost loved one, have a list of contact information that you gather during the planning process and the funeral itself. Having separate lists can prevent you from being distracted as you set goals.
Tip #4: Ask for Help Whenever You Need It
Making goals for the funeral should help you see what you can do on your own. It's perfectly okay to ask for help for the things that you can't do alone. People are often very eager to help at a funeral, and they will be pleased to have something to do and contribute to the funeral.
Finally, keep in mind that the funeral may be the last chance that you and fellow mourners have to formally celebrate the life of your loved one. It's a great opportunity to express your love and celebrate a life well lived. By setting and reaching goals for the funeral, you can have a strong way to measure how well you accomplished what you wanted in honor of your loved one's memory. For more information, contact companies like Shepherd Funeral Home.
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