#mortuary options

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I love her. I love the way she speaks about death, the history, and everything else. 

And how she wants to be taken care of after death -- exposure burial. To “give back” to the animals she ate for many years. I love her humor, but there’s honesty in it. 

She expresses the options for natural burial out there, and so of course, I brought her Ted Talk here for another day of Green talk. 

When I told my mother I wanted a natural burial, and told her about it -- she thought it sounded nice. That she might want it for herself. So, I’m glad I could make something with death sound “nice” for her, given her own evasion of the topic. 

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World’s First Human Composting Facility for Funeral Services Will Open in 2021

Instead of just being buried or cremated, people will be able to choose to be turned into soil as a funerary option in 2021.

I know I’ve shared things about this before, but I wanted to share an update! 

A human compost facility will open in Washington this year, 2021! We are making progress towards greener options! This is exciting as hell! 

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Sometimes you find things when you’re not looking.

I was reading a woman’s post wondering why people got obsessive about ashes. She didn’t understand the appeal. 

Cremation isn’t for me, personally. 

I’m not necessarily opposed to it for my pets, and the options that exist to keep said pets with me after cremation are growing, and I appreciate that -- but I also feel I have to consider what the people after me will have to deal with.

At least a little.

An unobtrusive stone that I could potentially decorate? That sounds good. Stones can be used in many ways. Paperweights, garden decoration, shelf decoration, aquarium stone...there’s potential. 

And so we have this: cremation stones. It’s something I’ll likely try to remember when my cats pass on. 

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Ashes to diamonds: how cremated ashes are turned into jewelry

Many are cherishing their dearly departed by literally turning them into jewelry they can always wear.

Given my mind was on precious stones thanks to the Spirit Mind Body Fair, I thought I would use today to present another options for the deceased: having your ashes turned into a diamond. 

This article explains the process a bit, and there are now many companies out there that offer this. It is expensive, ranging anywhere from $2,000 to $20,000, depending on how large the diamond is to be, the shape, cut, and all of those important things. 

But then, you have to ask yourself: can you really put a price on having a family heirloom sword with your ashes as a precious stone in the hilt? No, no I don’t think you can. 

It’s definitely on my list of considerations, because being a part of a badass sword is kind of amazing.