October 13, 2PM – 4PM
One Grove Community House
Manzanita
Writing Your Own Obituary: We promise you, you will likely regret it if you don’t:)
If you’ve never said “it would be fun to take an obituary writing class,” think again. Who better than you to write your own obituary? And yes, it can be fun and enlightening and motivational. Kathie Hightower always read obituaries, “as an honoring.” Saddened by the many boring ones (likely fill-in-the-blanks at a funeral home), she loved discovering fun ones that really shared the person’s story.
She had only written one, her moms, before Kathie’s husband Greg passed away in April. In writing his, and later seeing another friend’s and thinking (“Oh, I wish I’d included xxx.”:), she thought, “who will write mine?”
“I will,” she decided.
It’s not morbid; it’s practical and life-affirming. Join us to get a good start on you own obituary (and for those planning a tombstone, tips on those as well.)
Kathie Hightower is a member of the Conscious Aging and Creating Community committee. She spent 25 years doing workshops around the world, on Conscious/Joyful Living. She used to teach obituary writing to women in their 20’s and 30’s to help them see whether or not they were living their lives the way they would want to have lived them…the way they would want to be remembered. This is a variation on the theme. Bring a pen and a journal or notebook paper.
Your $5 donation at the door supports the Pine Grove Community House