{"product_id":"9781580056120","title":"Passed and Present: Keeping Memories of Loved Ones Alive","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePassed and Present\u003c\/i\u003e is a one-of-a-kind guide for discovering creative and meaningful ways to keep the memory of loved ones alive. Inspiring and imaginative, this bona fide \"how-to” manual teaches us how to remember those we miss most, no matter how long they’ve been gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePassed and Present\u003c\/i\u003e is not about sadness and grieving—it is about happiness and remembering.  It is possible to look forward, to live a rich and joyful life, while keeping the memory of loved ones alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis much-needed, easy-to-use roadmap shares 85 imaginative ways to celebrate and honor family and friends we never want to forget.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter topics include:\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eRepurpose With Purpose\u003c\/b\u003e:  Ideas for transforming objects and heirlooms.  Discover ways to reimagine photographs, jewelry, clothing, letters, recipes —virtually any inherited item or memento.\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eUse Technology\u003c\/b\u003e:  Strategies for your daily, digital life.  Opportunities for using computers, scanners, printers, apps, mobile devices, and websites.\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eNot Just Holidays\u003c\/b\u003e:  Tips for remembrance any time of year, day or night, whenever you feel that pull — be it a loved one’s birthday, an anniversary, or just a moment when a memory catches you by surprise.\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eMonthly Guide\u003c\/b\u003e:  Christmas, Thanksgiving, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and other special times of year present unique challenges and opportunities. This chapter provides exciting ideas for making the most of them while keeping your loved one’s memory alive.\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003ePlaces to Go\u003c\/b\u003e: Destinations around the world where reflecting and honoring loved ones is a communal activity.  This concept is called Commemorative Travel.  Also included are suggestions for incorporating aspects of these foreign traditions into your practices at home.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Being proactive about remembering loved ones has a powerful and unexpected benefit:  it can make you happier.  The more we incorporate memories into our year-round lives —as opposed to sectioning  them off to a particular time of year—the more we can embrace \u003cb\u003ethe people who have passed\u003c\/b\u003e, and all that’s \u003cb\u003egood and fulfilling in our present\u003c\/b\u003e.   \u003cp\u003eWith beautiful illustrations throughout by artist Jennifer Orkin Lewis, \u003ci\u003ePassed and Present\u003c\/i\u003e includes an introduction by Hope Edelman, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMotherless Daughters.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Da Capo Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47034800079088,"sku":"9781580056120","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781580056120_p0.jpg?v=1763801663","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781580056120","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}