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		<title>Get this out</title>
		<link>http://brucewadd.com/get-this-out-87.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:45:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funerals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Living life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The grieving brother stood for a long period, shaking at times, until finally he gathered himself and then shared his most profound statement. “It’s hard for me to get this out...”]]></description>
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		<title>You just don&#8217;t know</title>
		<link>http://brucewadd.com/dont-know-84.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 17:21:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Living life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[impact]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[appreciation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[choice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[difference]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[now]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transformed]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How many times have I heard in the last few months of people, not tragically killed in an accident, but diagnosed with a terminal illness and gone within weeks? Short answer&#8230; too many!!!
I sometimes rant&#8230; here is mine for TODAY&#8230;
Every person in your life, make sure the last words you say to them, leaves them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>That microphone</title>
		<link>http://brucewadd.com/that-microphone-82.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funerals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Idea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[appreciation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farewell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grief]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I don’t know what it is with microphones but they seem to have an amazing power over people! Here’s a theory of mine&#8230; you may have an answer or possibly be interested in talking further.
So many times at funerals I facilitate grieving relatives or friends coming to the microphone, prepared to speak, even with a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t worry, you&#8217;ll be good enough</title>
		<link>http://brucewadd.com/good-enough-80.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Grief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Living life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Passion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[impact]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Celebrity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[difference]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As the world farewells our much loved Whitney, her Bodyguard  lead partner, Kevin Costner, shared a question so many people ask underneath the surface&#8230; one that many high profile people ask, but also a deep underlying fabric in many people’s demise.
AM I GOOD ENOUGH?
It may be a question you have asked of yourself. But, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Last Post Power</title>
		<link>http://brucewadd.com/last-post-power-76.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Funerals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Truth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[impact]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[death]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[father]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heritage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[letting go]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[memories]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[All of the children, and there were seven, had been denied access to their father. Not their choice, but one of an aging man, struggling with a painful past and complications of self-medication &#8211; alcohol! In fact his medical records declared, no family on record.
It was only in the last year, with a chance meeting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>They danced</title>
		<link>http://brucewadd.com/they-danced-78.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aged care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Funerals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[appreciation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intimacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[memorial]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The retirement village rarely had farewell ceremonies but Stan was such an active part of this relatively new community. He was responsible for either instigating or supporting numerous events that helped build a true camaraderie amongst the residents.
With Stan’s departure, Dot, his more fragile and private wife, wanted to honour him by preparing a farewell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ernie or Dad</title>
		<link>http://brucewadd.com/ernie-dad-74.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[impact]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[influence]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[She was the fourth speaker to come to the open microphone, farewelling a confirmed octogenarian bachelor. But it was the words that surprised&#8230;
“Sometimes I call him Ernie and sometimes I call him dad.”
What was she really saying?

This lady, in her late forties, explained in the next few sentences, of knowing Ernie all her life, having [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Private or public</title>
		<link>http://brucewadd.com/private-public-72.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:44:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aged care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[impact]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[choice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farewell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[individualized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intimacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[memorial]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here’s a question for you&#8230;
When considering a farewell ceremony, a funeral or a memorial service would you lean towards a public ceremony or make it a private occasion?
What are the parameters around which would help you make a decision?
Dot was still ‘undone’, shedding many tears in the process of recounting the life of her husband [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Now&#8217;s sanctity</title>
		<link>http://brucewadd.com/nows-sanctity-70.html</link>
		<comments>http://brucewadd.com/nows-sanctity-70.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:42:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Living life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Passion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[impact]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[appreciation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[goodbye]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Truth]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The juxtaposition of the gentle rains falling on my roof against the profound suddenness of my mechanic’s passing reminds me of the sanctity of NOW.
Two hours of my life were invested in listening to his partner and sister share the story of Matt’s final chapter of his active life [only SIX WEEKS], from the warning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are you ever asked?</title>
		<link>http://brucewadd.com/ever-asked-64.html</link>
		<comments>http://brucewadd.com/ever-asked-64.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Living life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Passion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[career]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[celebrant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[happiness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[impact]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;How do you keep doing this every day?&#8221;

When asked this question, more regularly than I first imagined as a funeral celebrant, the ego part of me wants to thump the chest and declare myself a true hero, an amazing person that can handle incredible depths and complexities of emotions.
But you and I both know there [...]]]></description>
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