Putting the fun in my funeral

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Funeral party planning by the pre-deceased

I figure when I die, there will be no one around to put some fun into my funeral.

So I figure it's up to me to put some fun into my funeral, perhaps by way of flowers, balloons, and balloon rides.

Obviously unless I intend to be a ghost and haunt everyone I'll have to put the fun in my funeral myself

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There will be some details that need taking care of. How much fun is a funeral that has no lively personality attached to the deceased? I want people to come to my funeral and know who I was when I was alive; I hope people know that i strove to experience love

My Funeral List

-plan the songs for my funeral
-request that folks not wear black
-write my own eulogy,
-and maybe even order some party supplies too

Things I want loved ones to know and remember

  • I will be here when you come for me

  • I am live now in hearts, in perfect timing with the beat

  • I loved with all of my heart when I was alive, and I felt that love reflected back through you

  • Love is a field that sustains itself, I live there now

  • Love always claims its own, and you are mine forever, as I am yours

Do Funerals Need to Be Black?

I want a rainbow funeral, filled with all sorts of colors

Flowers in All Sorts of Color

Adding beauty to my passing

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Flowers of All Colors

Fresh Flowers - Deep Purple Dendrobium Orchids

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pink puff

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A pretty jar for my remains

UrnConcern® Coventry Cobalt Blue Cremation Urn, 3" Keepsake

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Hot Air Balloon Ride

I would love for children to go on a hot air balloon ride to remember to be free

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Silent Lucidity by Queensryche

The song I want played at my funeral, perhaps even given as a gift

Search for your own funeral song.

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Silent Lucidity Queensrÿche Queensrÿche: Greatest Hits

Silent Lucidity Queensryche

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Grave Matters: A Journey Through the Modern Funeral Industry to a Natural Way of Burial by Mark Harris

Grave Matters: A Journey Through the Modern Funeral Industry to a Natural Way of Burial by Mark Harris

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Have you ever thought about putting the fun in your funeral?

  • of_different_sorts Jan 12, 2012 @ 11:43 pm | delete
    While searching Squidoo for Queensryche-related lenses, I came upon this one! Your lens puts a comforting spin on the issue of death and funerals. It's something we all have to face sooner or later - for ourselves and for our loved ones.
  • mismatch Nov 20, 2011 @ 3:02 pm | delete
    Blessed -- I missed this lens by a beat! I have one called The Happy Coffin -- with a similar outlook on life. Well,keep well!
  • PaulOnBooks Oct 21, 2011 @ 9:00 am | delete
    I'm leaving my body for transplants (liver excepted I suppose) and I want the shortest secular service possible - for those that need it - followed by a good meal and too much wine. I have most of the songs picked - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N67xovI1aQ is one of them.
  • fanfreluche Oct 21, 2011 @ 2:26 am | delete
    I don't know about fun, but I want to be cremated and put in a garden so something can grow from me . :) Not that fun after all, but useful maybe.
  • mismatch Nov 20, 2011 @ 3:03 pm | delete
    here in Africa people are buried under the house -- they are then close to their loved one.
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