Foreverlasting Urns

❤Beautiful new cremation pendants❤

To all our valued clients

Please note that our annual closure as well as closure of our factory will be on

THURSDAY 15TH DECEMBER 2022 @ 12:00

Foreverlasting Urns will re-open on
TUESDAY 10TH JANUARY 2023



Last factory (Marble) orders ::
6th DECEMBER 2022



Last photo orders ::
7th DECEMBER 2022



We will still take in orders for the Cremation Jewellery,

wooden urns, Brass, Pewter and Aluminium urns

until the 12th December 2022 @ 12h00

Please get your orders in timeously to avoid delays.

MAYBE PEOPLE DON’T WANT TO STOP GRIEVING…

Maybe they are terrified,
that the grief they feel is the last thing they have left of that person.
That if they move on from the grief,
they will lose the final connection.
The only tie.

Maybe people feel united with their loved one,
in the realm just outside our reality.
United in pain and loss.
Banished to a parallel universe where they can both exist together,
still together.

Maybe that’s just too precious to move on from.

So if you are in this place, or you know someone who is,
maybe you can remind them that they are completely connected to their lost one,
in so many more wonderful ways than just the loss.
How can they not be?
Inch for inch the pain they feel equals the love they shared.

At the end of the day, it’s all just love.
And there is no need to banish either.
They can exist side by side,
grief and love.

And they do,

every day.

Donna Ashworth

Art by Muhammad Sala

Foreverlasting Urns has a beautiful and large variety of cremation pendants, to help keep your departed loved ones close to your heart.

Our new catalogue is now available. To see our our range, click on the pictures below for the full catalogue and pricing.

For more information contact Leigh on [email protected]

We have some beautiful NEW aluminium and pewter Urns to eternally memorialise your departed loved ones.

Our new catalogue of cremation Urns is now available. To see our range, click on the pictures below for our full catalogue and pricing.

For more information contact Leigh on [email protected].

Grief is love with nowhere to go.

We now have a new and beautiful selection of aluminium cremation Urns added to our range.

We are committed in assisting you in finding the perfect cremation urn to beautifully, and eternally memorialise your departed loved ones.

For catalogues or pricing, please contact [email protected]

The problem is, we always think we have time!

Dont leave anything unsaid. Tell the special people in your life how you feel about them, and how much they mean to you.

Smile at strangers, laugh until your tummy hurts and love with all your might!

Cherish every moment, for it could be our last!

Forgive often and love with all your heart 💞

❥Take an extra dose of love to your life.

"Today was a Difficult Day," said Pooh.

There was a pause.

"Do you want to talk about it?" asked Piglet.

"No," said Pooh after a bit. "No, I don't think I do."

"That's okay," said Piglet, and he came and sat beside his friend.

"What are you doing?" asked Pooh.

"Nothing, really," said Piglet. "Only, I know what Difficult Days are like. I quite often don't feel like talking about it on my Difficult Days either.

"But goodness," continued Piglet, "Difficult Days are so much easier when you know you've got someone there for you. And I'll always be here for you, Pooh."

And as Pooh sat there, working through in his head his Difficult Day, while the solid, reliable Piglet sat next to him quietly, swinging his little legs...he thought that his best friend had never been more right."
A.A. Milne

Sending thoughts to those having a Difficult Day today and hope you have your own Piglet to sit beside you.

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This video by Nora McInerny is brilliant and speaks of how we dont "move on" from grief, but rather move forward with it.

I hope that watching this video helps everyone, even if just in a small way.

Sending love, light, and healing.

Leigh
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We don't "move on" from grief. We move forward with it | Nora McInerny In a talk that's by turns heartbreaking and hilarious, writer and podcaster Nora McInerny shares her hard-earned wisdom about life and death. Her candid appr...

Absolutely beautiful.

Have you ever heard of "continuing bonds" ?
In summary it goes like this - when your loved one dies grief isn’t about working through a linear process that ends with ‘acceptance’ or a ‘new life’, where you have moved on or compartmentalized your loved one’s memory. Rather, when a loved one dies you slowly find ways to adjust and redefine your relationship with that person, allowing for a continued bond with that person that will endure, in different ways and to varying degrees, throughout your life. This relationship is not unhealthy, nor does it mean you are not grieving in a normal way. Instead, the continuing bonds theory suggests that this is not only normal and healthy, but that an important part of grief is continuing ties to loved ones in this way. Rather than assuming detachment as a normal grief response, continuing bonds considers natural human attachment even in death.

Memories...

That is all we are left with when we lose someone we love. Memories of how they use to smell, laugh, smile, their voice, and the list could literally go on about all the wonderful things we have embedded in our memory bank.

Some days these memories are enough to get us through, but on others, it just wont suffice. I sometimes worry I may forget their laugh, or what their voice sounded like, or other small details and that destroys me. I never want to forget any detail, no matter how small and insignificant it may seem.

Grief is so frustrating and confusing. Some days are great and others are a complete storm. No matter how bad the storm gets, we need to try to remain calm and trust that it will soon be over. Even if just for a short while, there will always be some reprieve.

Today my heart is sad and all I have are memories. Memories of their laughter, their smiles, and of how much I love them - and my love for them is one thing that will forever remain constant. 🖤

I absolutely love this song and thought I would share it with you all.

Sending so much love, light, and love.






https://youtu.be/UR4T0av0o40

Dani and Lizzy - Dancing in the Sky Music video by Dani and Lizzy performing Dancing in the Sky. (C) 2016 604 Records Inc.http://vevo.ly/L2hRJK

Life passes by in the blink of an eye, so slow down and enjoy the ride. Take in the scenery, spend time with those you love, live fearlessly, chase your dreams, and treasure every single moment - for one day it will become a memory.💐

Every minute someone leaves this world behind.
We're all in "the queue" without knowing it.
We will never know how many people are ahead of us.
We can't move to the bottom of the row.
We can't get out of line.
We can't avoid the queue.
So while we wait in line.
Make the moments count!
Make priorities.
Make the time.
Let your qualities be known.
Make people feel important.
Make your voice heard.
Make big things out of small things.
Make someone smile.
Make the change.
Make love.
Make Peace.
Get it together.
Make sure you tell your people you love them.
Make sure you have no regrets.
Make sure you're ready.
Very true.
Live life and let live, enjoy, be grateful,
don't waste time arguing,
fighting in doing bad things life is short,
live it,
be humble,
love yourself and be happy with what you have.

Have a awesome life.

This really resonates with me.

Grief is a long journey that has no end.

"How long will the pain last?" a broken-hearted mourner asked me. "All the rest of your life," I answered truthfully. No matter how many years pass, we remember. The loss of a loved one is like a major operation; part of us is removed, and we have a scar for the rest of our lives.

This doesn't mean that the pain continues at the same intensity. There is a short while, at first, when we hardly believe it. It is rather like when we have cut our hand, we see the blood flowing, but the pain has not yet set in. So when we are bereaved, there is a short while before the pain hits us. But when it does, it is massive in its effect.

Grief is shattering.

Then the wound is healed, so to speak, the stitches are taken out. The scar is still there, and the scar tissue, too. As the years go by, we manage. But the pain is still there, not far below the surface.

We see a face that looks familiar, hear a voice that has echoes, see a photograph in someone's album, and it is as though the knife were in the wound again. But not so painfully and mixed with joy, too. Because remembering a happy time is not all sorrow; it brings back happiness with it.

But the thing to remember is that not only the pain will last, but the blessed memories as well. Tears are the proof of life. The more love, the more tears. If this be true, then how could we ever ask that the pain cease altogether. For then the memory of love would go with it. The pain of grief is the price we pay for love.

~ Author Unknown ❤️

Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas from our Family to Yours.

May the love, Magic, and Spirit of Christmas fill your homes on this special day. May you all be blessed in great abundance today and always.

Remembering all our loved ones that cant be with us this Christmas, and are spending Christmas in Heaven. We think of them every day, but even more so on special days like today. We remember them and hold each and every memory close to our hearts - Forever.

Facing Christmas After Losing A loved One…

Can feel like the loneliest place on the planet.

The numbness as you watch the sparkle and the festivities around you…Where there was once a glow of excitement, there is now an emptiness so deep, it hurts to swallow.
The no-man’s land you find yourself in by default; not knowing whether to sing, cry, socialise or hibernate.

There is no rule-book on how to survive ‘The Most Wonderful Time of The Year’, when nothing at all feels wonderful and a part of your heart is missing.
When there is a hole in your life so wide you fear you will never feel warm or safe again.

How do you gather together and celebrate when there feels like nothing to raise a glass to? How do you gather up the courage to face the empty place at a the table or the absence on the gift list.

How?

You don’t.

Or at least you don’t have to.

Everyone deals with loss differently.
Each member of each family will behave as their heart allows them.
Some will want to talk about their pain, gather together with loved ones and toast to the one who is missing. This will bring them a little comfort.

Others will retreat into themselves until they can safely qualify the agony they are experiencing. They will run away, catch a plane, avoid the holiday and the traditions and hide from the memories that tear at their breath with icy fingers.

There is no right and no wrong.

One thing we all should do, if we can, is to allow everyone to take it at their own pace. To retreat if they must, to talk if they need to. To scream, shout and cry if that eases their sorrow.

We must try to remember that grief is the price we pay for love, the stronger the love, the deeper the grief.

They say that grief is simply love with no place to go, and if that is true then perhaps some comfort can be gleamed from channeling even more love into those you still are blessed to be with.

Shower them with not only your love, but the love the person you are missing would want to bring, if they could.

Love, on their behalf.

If you can manage it, tell their stories too. Honour the traditions they upheld.

A life well lived is a life worth remembering and when the time is right and the pain is slightly less, a life worth celebrating.

Most importantly, be kind to yourself if you are facing this festive season without someone.

Your heart is broken and like a broken bone it will take time to work properly again.

But it will.

Let it rest.

Wonderfully written by Donna Ashworth ❤️

https://donnaashworth.com/2017/11/16/facing-christmas-losing-loved-one/

Facing Christmas After Losing A loved One… Can feel like the loneliest place on the planet. The numbness as you watch the sparkle and the festivities around you…Where there was once a glow of excitement, there is now an emptiness so d…

To all our valued customers,

It is almost that time of the year again, and Christmas is just around the corner.

Please note that we will be closing on 15 December 2021 and re-opening on 10 January 2022.

Unfortunately, our factory will be closing as well.

We would like to thank you for your support. This year has been a hard year for many. We are thinking of you and your families during the Festive Season.

Please be safe during these trying and uncertain times, and take care of your families and yourselves.

Sending so much love, light, and healing to all.

Foreverlasting Urns Team

Holiday host etiquette: If you’re inviting someone to your home and they’re grieving, be sure you’re inviting their grief to attend, too. It will be there, anyway.

Don’t invite someone with the goal of cheering them up for the holidays. Don’t expect them to put on a happy face in your home. Don’t demand they fake it til they make it or do something they don’t want to do, either.

Invite them with the loving intention of offering cheer and companionship and unconditional care during the holidays. To do this, you will need to honor and be responsive to their needs and emotions.

You can do this by privately acknowledging their grief when you make the invitation:

“I know this season is extra hard and your heart is hurting. You and your grief are welcome in our home. Come as you are, we’d be honored to have you with us.”

It’s also incredibly loving to honor the reality that it’s often hard for grieving folks to know what they will want, need, be up for, or able to tolerate at the holidays.

Giving them an invite without the need for commitment and permission to change their mind is extra loving:

“You don’t have to decide right now. If it feels good to be with us, we will have plenty of food and love for you-just show up! I’ll check in again the day before to see if you’re feeling up to coming over and if there’s anything you’d like me to know about how we can support you.”

Your grieving friends and fam need attentive care and responsiveness at the holidays, not plans to keep them busy, distracted, and happy.

If they’re laughing, laugh with them.

If they’re weeping, ask if they’d like your company or your help finding a quiet place to snuggle up alone for awhile.

If they’re laughing while weeping, and this is more common than you’d think, stay with them - this is a precious moment of the human experience that is truly sacred.

We don’t need to protect ourselves or each other from grief at the holidays. In fact, the more we embrace grief as an honored holiday guest, the more healthy, happy, and whole our holidays will be. 🙏

In solidarity,
Sarah Nannen

To honor you, I get up every day, take a breath and start another day without you in it.

Someone asked me about you today
It's been so long since anyone has done that
It felt so good to talk about you
to share my memories of you
to simply say your name out loud

She asked me if I minded talking about
what happened to you
or would it be too painful to speak of it
I told her I think of it every day
and speaking about it helps me to release
the tormented thoughts whirling around in my head

She said she never realized the pain
would last this long
She apologized for not asking sooner
I told her, "Thanks for asking"
I don't know if it was curiosity
or concern that made her ask
But told her, "Please do it again sometime - soon"

~ Barbara Taylor Hudson

Forever in our memories and our Hearts❤➕

Happy Spring Day.

The promise of spring’s arrival is enough to get anyone through the bitter winter!” — Jen Selinsky

Somewhere on the other side, our sweet companions play, certain that we’ll come for them on the appointed day. So having said our sad goodbyes, let healing thoughts begin, with memories to cherish until we meet again.

Remember, if a dog was the teacher you would learn things like:

When your loved ones come home, always run to greet them.

Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.

Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure Ecstasy.

Take naps.

Stretch before rising.

Run, romp, and play daily.

Thrive on attention and let people touch you.

Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.

On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass.

On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree.

When you’re happy, dance around and wag your entire body.

Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.

Be faithful.Never pretend to be something you’re not.

If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.

When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by, and nuzzle them gently.

That’s the secret of happiness that we can learn from a good dog.

You are the fountain of life. You are a resilient river that travels long distances, carrying everything on her shoulders but finally reaching her destination.

Haply Womans Day!

Grief is the one thing that never goes away. We never forget the loved ones we have lost, we never stop missing or loving them.

Many think the grief diminishes with time, the reality is that we just learn grow around it.

The last 3 weeks have been extremely hard and difficult. I haven't been very active on social media, due to Covid having somehow managed to get through all our barriers.

My fiancé was very sick in hospital for 2 and a half weeks, and we came very close to losing him. I literally watched the life almost slip away from him via video calls. My parents were also struck down with covid badly, and my mom also has a pelvic fracture. I got sick too, thankfully not too badly. Between all the worry, tears, and trying to take care of an almost 6 year old - my world literally felt as though it was falling apart.

We are finally all on the road to recovery, and my fiancé is thankfully home, albeit still on oxygen 24 hrs a day. His recovery will be a lot longer than mine.

I have also had many clients in this time, that have suffered tremendous loss due to covid infections. It is nothing short of heart breaking and soul destroying.

Our thoughts and prayers are with all those fighting this monster, as well as with their families. Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers are also with all those whom have lost loved ones to this terribly monstrous virus.

Please keep safe, adhere to social distancing, and remember, even though it may not affect you badly - you don't know how it will impact someone else. It could be the difference between life and death for them.

Sending love, light, prayers, and healing to everyone right now.

🙏❤🌷

Unfortunately we havent been very active on our page due to be affected by Covid.

We are on a short break to recover and get over the virus.

If you are needing any assistance, please send me a message, and we will still assist and have the items couriered.

Please stay safe, and if able to - stay home.

Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone fighting this virus, and all those who have lost loved ones to this terrible disease.

Sending love, light, and healing 🙏

July is . This is what it’s like to be a .

What is normal after your child dies?
(Written by A Grieving Mother)

Normal is having tears waiting behind every smile because your child is missing from all the important events in your life.

Normal is feeling like you can't sit another minute without getting up and screaming, because you just don't like to sit through anything anymore.

Normal is not sleeping very well because a thousand what if's & why didn't I's go through your head constantly.

Normal is reliving the day your child died, continuously through your eyes and mind, holding your head to make it go away.

Normal is having the TV on the minute you walk into the house to have noise, because the silence is deafening.

Normal is telling the story of your child's death as if it were an everyday, commonplace activity, and then seeing the horror in someone's eyes at how awful it sounds. And yet realizing it has become a part of your "normal."

Normal is each year coming up with the difficult task of how to honor your childs's memory and their birthdays and survive these days.

Normal is a heart warming and yet sinking feeling at the sight of something special your child loved.

Normal is having some people afraid to mention your child.

Normal is making sure that others remember your child.

Normal is everyone else eventually going on with their lives.

Normal is weeks, months, and years after the initial shock, the grieving gets worse, not better.

Normal is not listening to people compare anything in their life to your loss, unless they too have lost a child. Nothing compares.

Normal is realizing you do cry everyday.

Normal is being impatient with everything and everyone except someone stricken with grief over the loss of their child.

Normal is sitting at the computer crying, sharing how you feel with other grieving parents.

Normal is being too tired to care if you paid the bills, cleaned the house, did the laundry or if there is any food.

Normal is asking God why he took your child's life instead of yours.

Normal is learning to lie to everyone you meet and telling them you are fine. You lie because it makes others uncomfortable if you cry. You've learned it's easier to lie to them then to tell them the truth that you still feel empty and lost.

And last of all...

Normal is hiding all the things that have become "normal" for you to feel, so that everyone around you will think that you are "normal."
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