We Make Time for a Funeral But Not for a Cup of Coffee

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Sue Diane Rosenbloom, CT, MA

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We Make Time for a Funeral But not for a Cup of Coffee

“Sorry, but I don’t have any time to meet you for a cup of coffee next Tuesday, but seriously,  if you were to die on Sunday, I would make time to go to your funeral.  So, I guess, as long as you are still alive next week, I would have to say, ‘sorry, no time’.”

We don’t actually say things like this to our friends and loved ones, but did you ever stop to think about the idea that we live like this? Our busy lives often get in the way of ‘what’, or should I say, ‘who’, really matters.

One day, as I was doing my daily morning reading of the obituaries, and I was struck by the thought that when someone  dies, family and friends often have only…

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About Sue Diane Rosenbloom, CT, MA

Thanatologist: Loss, Trauma, Crisis, Death, and Grief Educator - My blog is for educational purposes only. I am not a licensed professional counselor - Bachelor of Arts in Human Studies - Marylhurst University (2007) Certificate in Thanatology - Hood College (2008) Master of Arts in Thanatology - Hood College (2009) Certificate in Thanatology - The Association for Death Education and Counseling (the highest level of loss and grief education). * Hospice, Alzheimer's, and Senior's Advocate * Former first responder for Trauma Intervention Program, Inc. (TIP) * Former Hospice and Bereavement Volunteer for Providence Hospice Bereavement Program * Association for Death Education and Counseling Member * National Alliance for Bereavement of Children * Hood College Thanatology Association * American Group Psychotherapy Association * Hospice, Loss, Grief and Bereavement Researcher
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