Labor Day

Some 2,500 years ago, the great Chinese philosopher Confucius said, “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in […] Read More

The Yellow Flowers

In today’s Reflections blog, contributor John Mlynar shares his personal experiences on the impact of flowers at his dad’s funeral. My phone rang at my […] Read More

Everything in One Place

We have talked about the importance of planning ahead in a previous Reflections blog. Pre-planning is something that Forest Lawn believes in quite strongly and […] Read More

Los Angeles Institutions

The signs are all around us that fall is here. The days are getting shorter. The nights are cooler. Leaves are starting to change color. […] Read More

Control

The world is certainly an uncertain place. Watching or reading the news gives us daily doses of that fact. Turmoil in the Middle East. The […] Read More

Dia de Los Muertos

If the United States is the melting pot of the world, then Southern California is the melting pot of the United States.  Here in the […] Read More

The Future Could be Shaky

There’s been a bit of debate going on recently over a report about the chances of a major earthquake in the Los Angeles area in […] Read More

El Niño

El Niño is certainly the talk of the town. You hear about it almost daily on the news, and it’s a topic of conversations in […] Read More

Being Thankful When It’s Hard to be Thankful

Next week, people all across the nation will gather together to celebrate Thanksgiving. It will be a day of delicious food and drink, football games, […] Read More

Each Person’s Journey

Each person’s grief is unique and life altering, but is also a necessary part of our journey through life. Each person’s grief is as unique, […] Read More