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Oh So Quiet?
I had a run of writing quite a lot then I noriced I’d completely dropped off and not posted for a while? Sadly life consumes you and pulls you from those moments we need to have that enviable “me time” those moments to drift into your own subconscious and be…
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The Mental Health Crisis in Funeral Service
The Mental Health Crisis in Funeral Service: What the Data Actually SaysFuneral director mental health is an operational crisis, not a personal failing. The data on burnout, compassion fatigue, and PTSD demands structural change. What you will get The numbers the profession doesn’t talk about The always-on reality Stoicism is…
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The one the only Charles Hawtrey
The story of Charles Hawtrey is one of those uncomfortable reminders that the people who make us laugh are not always the ones living the happiest lives. To cinema audiences he was instantly recognisable. The round glasses, the fluttering voice, the nervous little glances that seemed to say he knew…
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The Sad Staffy’s Poem
Today is just another day – to me they’re all the same I have the worst of genes you see, I bear the “Staffy” shame. The shame is in our numbers, there’s thousands with no home. Thousands just like me you’ll find, in kennels all alone. My mum was “just…
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With a Dash (-) Between The Dates.
I read of a man who stood to speakat the funeral of a friendHe referred to the dates on the tombstonefrom the beginning…to the end. He noted that first came the date of birthand spoke the following date with tears,but he said what mattered most of allwas the dash between…
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Virgin Atlantic flies world’s first 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel flight from London Heathrow to New York JFK by Bruce Drum
Flight100 proves Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is a safe drop-in replacement for fossil-derived jet fuel and the only viable mid-term solution for decarbonizing long-haul aviation. The flight marks a world first on 100% SAF by a commercial airline across the Atlantic, flown on a Boeing 787, using Rolls-Royce Trent 1000…
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The Power Of Music at a Funeral
We all have a particular style of music we like, whether it be Pop, Rock, RnB, Classical, Country music, Jazz, Techno etc. this list can be endless, but there will be certain genre we each like and can relate to, what and how you embrace music is a personal thing,…
Life Through Ordinary Eyes 