Customize Your Fabric, From the Cradle to the Grave

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When we are born, we are swaddled in symbolic colored baby blankets marking the arrival of a brand new baby boy or girl. Our new parents set us up in custom designed rooms painted in pretty pastels and primary colors, an expression of love, and a welcome into what in some cases, is an unloving world. We are adored and adorned in the finest trims, prepared to spend our early years in pampered bliss and peaceful joy.

This notion of being surrounding with the things that bring joy and pleasure, appreciation in the moment, and keeping a positive approach to life no matter come what may is not always the easiest stance to uphold as we grow older, and what brings joy for one, may not bring joy for another.But if it can make this precious time here a little more rewarding, why not go all the way.

Statistics have shown that when individuals are informed of pending death due to possible terminal health issues like Cancer or AIDS, or if they have survived near death experiences, they have a new respect for time and the quality of life they are living. Some become less self sacrificing and more self appreciating, some conquer their wish lists with fervor, while others slow down and surround themselves with all the things that feel good to their soul. From weekly manicures and shopping sprees, to daily meditation and trips to faraway places, the little bit of happiness in an increasingly unhappy world, is essential to find and nurture.

Take death for instance. For some, the mind is limited by preconceived notion that when our bodies turn cold, we will be mourned into our cold coffins and placed 6 feet under in cold soil, until whenever. But why does it have to be that way? And why does our joyful environment have to end when our heart stops beating? Why not make our final resting place and every ritual leading up to it, as inspiring and reflective of our individual personalities as the lives we lead? Im talking about trading in that wooden or stark velvet lined black metal coffin for one lined in your favorite NFL team print, or designed with a pretty floral print symbolic of that garden you could always be found lovingly tending to every evening. Or what about a coffin that doesnt even look like a coffin at all, but maybe is crafted in the image of a horse and lined with an equestrian printed cotton because you grew up on a farm and always loved riding at the rodeo.

Ingenious…no.

Creative…yes.

In fact hundreds of years ago in Ancient Egypt and various indigenous cultures they did the same thing. The deceased were sent away with not only spiritual articles to carry with them into the next world, but with personal possessions as well. The idea is no different. If we get morticians to make us beautiful, why not hire casket makers to do the same. All it takes is a selection of fabric that speaks to your being, and a skillful crafter to put it all together.

We don\’t seem to have much choice on when or how we will die, we do seem to have a choice on how we live. Live life to its fullest, from the cradle to the grave!