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it’s interesting in our society and you

it’s interesting in our society and you know how we do things you know we plan

know how we do things you know we plan

know how we do things you know we plan for so many life celebratory events we

for so many life celebratory events we

for so many life celebratory events we plan for a wedding we plan for a baby we

plan for a wedding we plan for a baby we

plan for a wedding we plan for a baby we plan for a graduation from high school

plan for a graduation from high school

plan for a graduation from high school from college we plan for our career but

from college we plan for our career but

from college we plan for our career but the one thing that’s guaranteed in life

the one thing that’s guaranteed in life

the one thing that’s guaranteed in life is our death but nobody wants to take

is our death but nobody wants to take

is our death but nobody wants to take the time to plan it I’m actually trying

the time to plan it I’m actually trying

the time to plan it I’m actually trying to get people to open up their mind and

to get people to open up their mind and

to get people to open up their mind and realize that a death is a part of life

realize that a death is a part of life

realize that a death is a part of life and just as you are making choices in

and just as you are making choices in

and just as you are making choices in life on how you want to live your life

life on how you want to live your life

life on how you want to live your life you have those same opportunities to

you have those same opportunities to

you have those same opportunities to make those choices of how you want to

make those choices of how you want to

make those choices of how you want to die and how you want your funeral to be

die and how you want your funeral to be

die and how you want your funeral to be what you want done with your body

what you want done with your body

what you want done with your body afterwards I’ve come across many people

afterwards I’ve come across many people

afterwards I’ve come across many people during their dying day that basically I

during their dying day that basically I

during their dying day that basically I said don’t cry for me at my funeral

said don’t cry for me at my funeral

said don’t cry for me at my funeral laughs you know share wonderful stories

laughs you know share wonderful stories

laughs you know share wonderful stories and I and I think that people are really

and I and I think that people are really

and I and I think that people are really trying hard to take the sadness out of

trying hard to take the sadness out of

trying hard to take the sadness out of the funeral as much as possible and

the funeral as much as possible and

the funeral as much as possible and trying to say you know celebrate the

trying to say you know celebrate the

trying to say you know celebrate the life I live celebrate that I was

life I live celebrate that I was

life I live celebrate that I was actually here a funeral is a time to

actually here a funeral is a time to

actually here a funeral is a time to mourn to grieve I’m not I’m not trying

mourn to grieve I’m not I’m not trying

mourn to grieve I’m not I’m not trying to I’m not trying to take that away

to I’m not trying to take that away

to I’m not trying to take that away because that is very much an innate

because that is very much an innate

because that is very much an innate feeling that resides in us all and we

feeling that resides in us all and we

feeling that resides in us all and we all have to have it you have to grieve

all have to have it you have to grieve

all have to have it you have to grieve you have to more but you can also

you have to more but you can also

you have to more but you can also celebrate and you can laugh and you can

celebrate and you can laugh and you can

celebrate and you can laugh and you can reflect and have memories and

reflect and have memories and

reflect and have memories and so the funeral is that time to really

so the funeral is that time to really

so the funeral is that time to really just bring it all together

just bring it all together

just bring it all together I embrace death I deal with death on a

I embrace death I deal with death on a

I embrace death I deal with death on a daily basis and it’s just it is really

daily basis and it’s just it is really

daily basis and it’s just it is really part of who I am and I know one day I

part of who I am and I know one day I

part of who I am and I know one day I will die and when I do I want to be

will die and when I do I want to be

will die and when I do I want to be cremated and I want to I want to do in

cremated and I want to I want to do in

cremated and I want to I want to do in death the same as I did in life I want

death the same as I did in life I want

death the same as I did in life I want to do as much as I can I want to be half

to do as much as I can I want to be half

to do as much as I can I want to be half of my ashes will go to Arlington

of my ashes will go to Arlington

of my ashes will go to Arlington National Cemetery because I’m a soldier

National Cemetery because I’m a soldier

National Cemetery because I’m a soldier and a veteran and I want my great great

and a veteran and I want my great great

and a veteran and I want my great great grandchildren to be able to one day walk

grandchildren to be able to one day walk

grandchildren to be able to one day walk into that cemetery and say this was my

into that cemetery and say this was my

into that cemetery and say this was my great great grandmother and then the

great great grandmother and then the

great great grandmother and then the other half of me I want to just do as

other half of me I want to just do as

other half of me I want to just do as much as I can and I will leave

much as I can and I will leave

much as I can and I will leave instructions for my children allow them

instructions for my children allow them

instructions for my children allow them to to people portion of me in a keepsake

to to people portion of me in a keepsake

to to people portion of me in a keepsake if they so desire if that’s what brings

if they so desire if that’s what brings

if they so desire if that’s what brings them comfort I want to be turned into a

them comfort I want to be turned into a

them comfort I want to be turned into a diamond I want to go into outer space I

diamond I want to go into outer space I

diamond I want to go into outer space I want to go and become a coral reef I

want to go and become a coral reef I

want to go and become a coral reef I want to be incorporated into a painting

want to be incorporated into a painting

want to be incorporated into a painting thankfully my daughter’s like tattoos so

thankfully my daughter’s like tattoos so

thankfully my daughter’s like tattoos so one of them can put me into their tattoo

one of them can put me into their tattoo

one of them can put me into their tattoo so I want to do as much as I can and I’m

so I want to do as much as I can and I’m

so I want to do as much as I can and I’m hoping that I won’t be dying for a while

hoping that I won’t be dying for a while

hoping that I won’t be dying for a while and when I do hopefully there’ll be a

and when I do hopefully there’ll be a

and when I do hopefully there’ll be a lot more technology out there that has

lot more technology out there that has

lot more technology out there that has you know come to the forefront and

you know come to the forefront and

you know come to the forefront and there’ll be more things I can do

there’ll be more things I can do

there’ll be more things I can do you

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