"How do you remember?"

There are lots of ways to remember our deceased loved ones. Recently I learned about a rather unique one. A company named Lifegems will help you memorialize your loved one in a most sparkling way. You send a portion of the deceased’s cremains to them and they do in a few weeks what Mother Nature does in lots of decades—creates a diamond.

You see, the earth pressurizes carbon molecules through many, many years and produces a diamond. Since our bodies are carbon-based, Lifegems takes some of the ashes of your loved one, puts them under extreme pressure, and voila—you’re wearing part of your grandmother.

Now I’m not recommending you do this, and lots of people are. But the most important part of remembering a loved one happens not with their ashes, but with your actions. While your loved ones are still living, proactively make some memories. Call them. Visit them. Write them. Hug them. Kiss them. Love them. Hold them. Then regardless of how, you’ll remember them well as you listen to life and make a life.

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