Jenny Baron - Funeral Celebrant

23/09/2026

Good morning 🌟
I’m sharing this event on behalf of my fellow celebrant and friend Shari Wodzianski's Celebrant Services 🌹

20/09/2026

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Who stays by your side in times of grief becomes unforgettable.
There are people whose presence becomes part of our grief story forever.

There are people who become deeply important to us after someone we love dies, simply because of the way they loved us in it.

They did not need our grief to become easier to be around. They did not grow tired of hearing how much we missed them, or avoid their name because it carried the truth of their death.

They understood that we were living through something that could not be made better, and they never made us feel that we needed to make it easier for them.

There is such comfort in being loved just as you are.

To be loved when you are grieving is to be loved when you have very little left to give back. When you cannot be who you once were. When your heart is consumed by the reality that someone you love has died and nothing can change that.

The people who continue to love us there hold a place in our hearts that gratitude never quite feels big enough to describe.

We may never be able to tell them exactly what their presence meant during the hardest days of our lives.

But we will never forget it.
Artist Credit: AI artwork by Olamik via Pinterest

25/08/2026

“Love is like a butterfly
As soft and gentle as a sigh
The multicolored moods of love are like its satin wings
Love makes your heart feel strange inside
It flutters like soft wings in flight
Love is like a butterfly, a rare and gentle thing”
Bye Dolly 💔

16/05/2026

Three years today 💔💔
Missed for every single day of it ❤️‍🩹
Douglas Peter Golding 1935-2023.

An Open Letter from the Heart - by The Blind Poet :

“To those who've joined this unseen path,
Where shadows blend and lights dim fast,
Listen closely, here's a shared heart's plea,
Penned from those who walk, yet differently.

We’ve learned to laugh amidst the dark,
To cherish jokes that spark a mark.
Laughter, truly, is our soul's bright song,
Echoing where our true vision belongs.

Accept the help, don't stand alone,
For independence is still our own.
It’s in the asking that we grow bold—
In unity, our stories unfold.

Seek the joy in textured touch,
The world speaks back if you listen much.
The rustle of leaves, the wind's soft tale,
Life’s rich in ways that never pale.

For parents watching a child find their way,
Each step unseen is still okay.
They’ll teach you more than sight ever could,
In their laughter, life's understood.

And to the hearts behind hidden doors,
Who feel their spirit's strength deplore,
Hold fast, for change is life's constant call,
With every dusk, a dawn does fall.

Venture out, explore, be brave,
Don’t let the dark your spirit enslave.
Climb mountains, dance in rain so free,
Embrace the world, though you may not see.

Remember sunsets, stars above,
Store every sight in vaults of love.
For memory’s a canvas vast,
Paint it with joys that forever will last.

Be bold, my friend, and face each day,
Your spirit's light shines through the fray.
For you are still who you've always been,
Blindness changes 'how', not the soul within.

The world’s vast, with paths untrod,
Guided by the unseen hand of God.
Together, let’s walk, let’s find the way,
With canes in hand, we won’t stray.

Remember, life’s a fleeting show,
Good days, bad days, they come and go.
It's what's between begins and ends,
Shared with journeys made with friends.

So here’s to us, with faded sight,
In depth of darkness, you find the light.
Keep pushing through, this journey’s long,
But together, undaunted, we remain strong.

With every word, this truth we write,
Inside us all, there burns a light.
Hold onto it, let it lead the way,
To brighter paths, come what may.

With love and hope, from all who share,
This unseen path, uncommon, rare.
We walk it together, through twist and turn,
For in each heart, life’s lessons burn.”

“Sincerely Yours from those who
walk this path right next to you
Blind Poet” - Dave Steele The Blind Poet

07/05/2026

This ♥️

📖 Genealogy Quote of the Week

“Every man is a quotation from all his ancestors.”

A beautiful reminder that family history is not just about names and dates, but the lives, choices, stories and legacies that continue through us.

11/04/2026

Yesterday we had a bloody good send off, too bloody soon, for a bloody good bloke and family member ♥️💔
Kim would have loved the party, the stories, the laughs, the people gathered there to celebrate all that he is 🍻🛳️🌏⌚️⏱️🎩❤️
He’ll be in our lives forever and a day. Forever The Wild One 🫶🏻
Cheers Kim 🍷🍷

Bare Funerals & Cremations

24/03/2026

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Want to help a grieving friend? Let them be sad.⁣
⁣Sadness is a natural response to loss, hardship, and death. It just is.⁣
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And it's hard to know what to do when your friends are hurting. It sucks to see someone you love in pain. The thing is, you can’t cheer someone up by telling them to look on the bright side, or by giving them advice. It just doesn’t work.⁣⁣
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The trick is to lean into your helplessness in the face of your friend’s pain. Your job, honestly, is to feel awkward and stay there anyway. Just hang right out with their pain.⁣⁣
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When things are dark, it's OK to be dark. Really. Not every corner needs the bright light of encouragement. In a similar vein, don't encourage someone to have gratitude for good things that happened to them in the past or for good things that still exist. ⁣
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Example: We recently we saw a person respond to someone's expression of sadness by telling them to shove down all the "bad feelings" and think about the good things they still have in their life. ⁣
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First of all, just say no to unsolicited advice. When someone talks to you about how hard this is, notice your impulse to jump in with a solution, and then DON'T DO IT. Most of the time people are simply looking for acknowledgment about how awful this situation is. ⁣
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Second, good things and horrible things occupy the same space; they don't cancel each other out.⁣ Sadness is healthy. Telling someone to look on the bright side or appreciate what they still have just tells them you're not someone they can talk with about their pain. ⁣
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Instead, mirror their reality back to them. When they say, "This sucks," say, "Yes, it does." It may seem too simple, but it's amazing how much that simple acknowledgement helps.⁣ It is an unfathomable relief to have a friend who does not try to dismiss or take the pain away.⁣
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To learn more about how to be the supportive friend you most want to be, visit refugeingrief.com & click "Someone I Know Is Grieving"⁣

27/01/2026

Credit to Surviving Grief - Gary Sturgis ♥️

“For a long time, I honestly thought grief was something I was supposed to get past. Like a river I needed to cross as quickly as possible, or a storm I just had to wait out, or some phase I had to complete so I could get back to ‘normal.’

Well…none of that worked. Because grief doesn’t actually work that way.

What finally helped me make sense of it was looking at grief differently, something I’ve come to think of as the ‘Grief Bridge’. Not a bridge you race across. Not one you conquer. Not even one you want to step onto. But a bridge you eventually realize is the only way forward.

Most of us are taught, directly or indirectly, that grief is the enemy. Fight it. Fix it. Suppress it. Get over it. So we do what we’ve been conditioned to do, we resist it, push it down, and tell ourselves we should be doing better by now.

But I’ve learned the hard way that the more you fight grief, the louder it gets. It doesn’t disappear because we ignore it, and it doesn’t shrink because we pretend we’re fine. It just waits, and then shows up anyway, usually when we’re tired, alone, or least expecting it.

Here’s the thing…the Grief Bridge isn’t about escaping grief.

It’s about entering a new way of living. On one side of the bridge is the life you had before loss. On the other side is a life that will never be the same but can still be meaningful and connected.

Crossing the bridge doesn’t mean you leave grief behind. It means you carry it with you, not as a burden, but as part of who you are now. And yes, that idea can feel scary, because grief can feel like it will swallow everything if we let it.

But grief doesn’t replace joy. It learns to live beside it.

One of the biggest myths about grief is that joy is a betrayal. That laughing means forgetting. That smiling means you didn’t love deeply enough. That happiness somehow erases the person you lost.

It doesn’t.

Joy and sorrow aren’t opposites. They’re companions. You can miss someone terribly and still have moments of happiness. You can carry heartbreak and still experience moments of peace.

That’s what life looks like on the other side of the Grief Bridge. Not grief-free. But fuller. Deeper. More honest.

And crossing happens slowly. No one drags you across. Some days you take a step forward. Some days you sit down halfway across and cry. Some days you turn around and look back.

And…all of that counts.

Gary Sturgis – Surviving Grief

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22/11/2025

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04/10/2025

I’ve posted about pacemakers for dogs before but I’m glad to see that word is spreading ❤️‍🩹🐾

✨ A happy ending to share…
Did you know that pacemakers can be donated?
A few weeks ago, a beautiful man passed away unexpectedly. As funeral directors, we carefully ask about pacemakers on paperwork, as they must be removed before cremation. In this case, his family asked if the pacemaker could be returned, after hearing that a local vet was seeking one.
Meet Biscuit, a 7-year-old golden retriever with an underdeveloped AV node in her heart. The donated pacemaker/defibrillator turned out to be exactly what she needed. Remarkably, the manufacturer’s monitoring software could be adapted for animals. While many human devices wouldn’t work for pets, this one did.
Now Biscuit has a second chance at life. And for the late pacemaker owner’s family, it brings comfort knowing that his pacemaker went on to give life to a dog he would have adored.
Perhaps this can open doors for more animals in need. 🐾❤️