New Position

Hi again!  It has been a while since I have been posting regularly to this blog.  But it is time for that to change!  There have been many changes in my life and it is now time for me to begin blogging again. 

One of the big changes in my life has been a career change.  I am now working as a Family Service Advisor for Dignity Memorial, which is the largest funeral services company in the North America.  We have over 2000 locations in the USA and Canada, including funeral homes and cemetaries.  Essentially, my job is a sales position.  While I provide follow-up care to families who have recently experienced a loss, my main role is to educate people on the importance of pre-planning for their future funeral needs and to help them to purchase what is best for them and their family. 

So many people have told me that they can’t imagine working in the funeral industry because it is too creepy and too depressing.  But really, that is not true.  After you begin to experience seeing dead bodies and helping grieving families, you get used to it and it all becomes very normal.  Death is something that happens to 100% of the people in this world so it is a positive thing to build a healthy understanding of death and not to live in fear of it. 

I have gotten a HUGE education on death in the past month since starting this position.  Part of what I want to do as I continue to blog (though it will definitely not be the subject of each entry) is to demystify the subject of death and to give a view into the funeral industry.  Along the way, I will also be providing helpful tips so that all of my readers can learn what they need to know when they face having to interact with a funeral home…because everyone will at some time or another.  I want everyone to be prepared for when that time comes.

So I’m back to blogging!

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