Why online memorials are a good thing.

I created this blog because I think every person deserves to have their life celebrated. There is a sense of finality to funerals, of course, and that always made me sad. After the funeral, after the gravesite ceremony and the luncheon, after the old pictures are put away and everybody goes back to their life, what then?
You’re left with your memories. Oh, sometimes people still talk about the deceased person, and the old stories get brought out at odd times. For the most part, though, there is no easy way for people to commemorate a loved one in our society.
With the Internet, there is a way, however.
In recent years, people have found ways to create online memorials to their loved ones. From simple guestbooks at online newspaper obituary sites, to full-blown memorial Web sites about a deceased person, there are many options. I welcome these sites because they allow us to keep a person’s spirit alive, and they give the survivors a way to cherish the memory of a loved one.
I hope to offer links, ideas, tips, articles, and maybe a little advice about the new ways we are learning to celebrate life and commemorate death.
Stay tuned.