Death is coming

The closer death creeps up upon me the less I am able to understand the reasons for life or living.

Yes I have experienced a close family member dying and unlike television it takes decades to handle such a thing. To think I am going to put my family through such a thing when I finally leave is more horrific to me than the thought of death itself.

My life was and is still a learning experience but when all said and done what am I to do with all this accumulated learning over my lifetime if I just die. There is no logic or reason to this.

Long ago I became aware that the God story that is sold to the majority is just a nice story to give mankind with a message of a basic layout of how nice life could be if everyone followed these ideas. Not many in life do and if one thinks about it the good and evil structures actually depend on each other. The good that can be experienced in life is only understood as good when there is it's opposite to compare it to. This is not rocket science only common sense in reality. I am not saying we need to experience bad but understanding in it is needed to appreciate the great things many of us can have in our lives. From birth to death there are many ways mankind helps his fellow man. How many ways can you help?


Sunday, November 21, 2010

Why You Should Get A Funeral Plan Today

By Dan Francis


Do you cringe at the thought of your own death? There is no escaping death that is why it is best if we start preparing for it, not just for ourselves but also for our loved ones. So if you are really concerned about the future welfare of your family, it is time that you consider getting a funeral plan today.

When the time comes, who do you think could best take care of your funeral expenses, not to mention the actual funeral arrangements? Even if you have loved ones who are currently financially capable of shouldering the costs, but that is speaking about the present. How about in the future? You could never tell if they would still have enough money to shoulder all the funeral expenses.

Another good thing about getting your own funeral plan is that you can make the choices for your own funeral arrangements. While this may sound weird, but it is a form of legacy that you might want to leave behind. For example, instead of a burial service, you may prefer cremation and the ashes being scattered to the sea. These can all be prepared to your specific instructions and choices.

Do you think your family will be emotionally prepared to deal with your passing and at the same time make the right funeral preparations? What if they could not think straight during that time and they end up with all the wrong choices? It would matter if all the mistakes that they would do are the selection of the flowers. However, what if they get tricked into selecting overpriced services or arrangements that are not really necessary? For these reasons, it would still be best if you make the preparations yourself.

Some people worry too much whether the funeral director would have the money to pay for their funeral plans should the time comes for it. There is nothing to be afraid of. Funeral directors are liable to the government in keeping their responsibilities to their funeral plan holders. They will suffer more should they neglect on providing the necessary funeral arrangements for their clients.

There are also a few people who think funeral plans are very expensive, but it really depends on what kind of plan they get. Of course there will always be expensive plans that include the most expensive arrangements and services. But there are also those which are more affordable and can provide at least the basic services.

You must also think about the funeral costs as these can go high in the years to come. But if you have a funeral plan already set in place, then you do not have to worry about it. Funeral costs will generally not affect most funeral plans. Your family will be able to save much money when the time finally comes.

Getting a funeral plan is something any responsible person should get, or for the time being, at least should seriously consider. It saves you and your family money, it prepares everything for them, and every preparation will be based on your preferences. What more can you ask?




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What Are Lucid Dreams And What Purpose Do They Serve?

By Simon Hearn


Dreaming and being aware that you are dreaming is referred to as lucid dreaming. While in the middle of a dream lucidity begins and that the dreamers completely understand that the occurrence is not taking place in physical realism and is just a dream. This realization hits the dreamer when he notices a lot of not possible or unlikely incidences in his dream like talking and meeting with a deceased person. There are occasions when people just realize that they are in a dream.

Lucidity quality varies a great extent. When you are at a level of high lucidity level you are aware in your mind that all experiences are taking place in the dream and that there is no real danger. Your awareness is also of the fact that you are fast asleep and will soon wake up.

However when it comes to low level of lucidity, you may be aware to a large extent that you are in a state of dream. Lucid dreaming refers to being conscious when in a dream. It is in lucid dreaming that you abruptly realize that you are dreaming in your dreams. It is at this stage that you get familiar with lucid dream, regardless of the fact whether you have achieved management of your dream or not.

You get some sort of indication in lucid dreaming which pushes this, an indication to the person that what is being experienced is a dream and not happening in reality. Yet it's not essential to get those signals to become lucid. It's very rare that people become lucid without any notice of something strange or distinctive of dreams. People who are unaware of the distinction between having a lucid dream and taking control of a dream are also present. When you take control of your dreams it is simply moving to the next level. This level is achieved by making and= effort to apply your will on your environment.

Rarely does it happen that people become lucid with no any notice of something odd or characteristic of dreams. There are some people who are not aware of the difference between having a lucid dream and taking control of a dream. You move on to the next level when you take control of your dreams and this level can be achieved by making an effort to apply your will on your surroundings.

Despite this, it may be possible that it may be not possible to put forward much control in the initial stage.

You should work towards changing your behaviors instead of changing your dreams. To take control of your dreams is the best at the time of nightmares. Instead of working on changing your dreams, change your own attitude. You are able to allay your fears just by the understanding that it is only a dream and that there is no physical damage. With this change in your attitude your nightmare will change into something more peaceful.

Making changes in your own attitude will usually change a nightmare into something more peaceful. This is just one of the many reasons why you should teach yourself to have lucid dreams.




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