If you give a speech and/or lead a funeral, which bits do you talk about?

I’ve been thinking about this question a lot, and these are the parts I feel to question: do we speak from our values or do we speak from and about the things that that person valued?

One thing I have settled on is that we must talk about relationships. But just which aspects of relationships does one include?

For example, I have a number of people in my world who value their work and the contribution they make as a key aspect of their life. It’s one of our key relationships in life. And how many choose to make their lives meaningful.

But what if the people speaking at the funeral about that work-driven person don’t value that, do we just let it slip by unsaid, or should it be included?

My question above feels very contrite – I suppose everyone has their own relationship with the person who has passed, and no person’s words cover a lifetime. Let alone everything that that person valued and contributed.

A question to ponder: are you currently focused on the area of your life that you really want to be focused upon?

Value which relationships are truly important to you. And let it/them know.