WHAT YOU CAN DO NOW

I get it. It's not always comfortable to think about our transition from this life. Here is a list of things you can do ahead of time that maybe aren't so icky.

Label the old photos.

Everybody's grandma has a box of photos. Pull them out and talk with your elders about the generations of the past. Find out who the family geneologist is and make a plan to care for your family history.

FIND OUT YOUR LOVED ONE'S FAVORITE WRITINGS AND STORIES

Stories uphold parts of our personalities. We can be inspired by works of literature that may match our hobbies and those pieces of literature are always here to comfort us in transition.

TELL SOMEONE ABOUT YOUR PREFERENCES FOR FINAL ARRANGEMENTS