funeral home. Many public libraries have the eloquent form of caring imaginable. — DVDs. Forrest Church Frontline, PBS, February 10, 2015. This "," This workshop invites participants to go a little video documentary explores the intersection deeper in finding their personal views of death and of life, death, medicine, and what matters in dying as they explore firsthand stories of people the end. This may be viewed free online. facing their own or loved Unitarian ones’ deaths—a , gentle, direct, and celebratory treatment of Universalist minister, a writer, a television show our final life passage. This video must be producer, and a professor. Participants consider purchased from its producer, Fuzzy Slippers their awareness of their mortality and share stories Productions.. of objects that represent what they would like to was the last book written by Unitarian pass on when they die. Universalist minister Forrest Church Send a reminder to participants two or three days (Beacon, 2009). ahead of the workshop and include information about preparation from Workshop 1, Handout 2, Workshop 2: Finding Our Looking Ahead to Workshop 2. Goals Personal Views of Death This workshop will: Introduction Provide a process for examining personal When death or dying comes calling at the feelings about one's own death and dying in door, like a bracing wind it clears our being a safe and comfortable environment of pettiness. It connects us to others. More Invite participants to consider their own alert to fragility, we reawaken to life’s life’s mortality and what legacy they would like to preciousness. To be fully human is to care, leave for others. and attending to death prompts the most Learning Objectives
funeral home. Many public libraries have the DVDs. "," Frontline, PBS, February 10, 2015. This video documentary explores the intersection of life, death, medicine, and what matters in the end. This may be viewed free online. , gentle, direct, and celebratory treatment of our final life passage. This video must be purchased from its producer, Fuzzy Slippers Productions.. was the last book written by Unitarian Universalist minister Forrest Church (Beacon, 2009). Workshop 2: Finding Our Personal Views of Death Introduction When death or dying comes calling at the door, like a bracing wind it clears our being of pettiness. It connects us to others. More alert to life’s fragility, we reawaken to life’s preciousness. To be fully human is to care, and attending to death prompts the most eloquent form of caring imaginable. — Forrest Church This workshop invites participants to go a little deeper in finding their personal views of death and dying as they explore firsthand stories of people facing their own or loved ones’ deaths—a Unitarian Universalist minister, a writer, a television show producer, and a professor. Participants consider their awareness of their mortality and share stories of objects that represent what they would like to pass on when they die. Send a reminder to participants two or three days ahead of the workshop and include information about preparation from Workshop 1, Handout 2, Looking Ahead to Workshop 2. Goals This workshop will: Provide a process for examining personal feelings about one's own death and dying in a safe and comfortable environment Invite participants to consider their own mortality and what legacy they would like to leave for others. Learning Objectives
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