How do you commemorate momentous events? Memorialize people who have shaped you? Draw support from those you hold dear? This primer offers methods for honoring the special occasions in your life with humor and grace. Its ceremonies help ground each day in the wholeness that supports our entire lives. Each ceremony has been vetted by a certified Life-Cycle Celebrant® affiliated with the Celebrant Foundation and Institute, which offers training and support for celebrants worldwide. Visit us at www.celebrantInstitute.org. "This is an appealing book that can help any reader lead a richer, more mindful life." - Jeff Zaleski, Editor and Publisher, Parabola magazine "A treasure trove of rituals, blessings and techniques." - Mark Metz, Publisher, Conscious Dancer "Wonderfully uplifting and a joy to read. With each chapter I felt a renewed sense of appreciation for life and all that it encompasses. "- Angeline Acain, Editor and Publisher, Gay Parent "What a graceful and useful book.... A total joyful package." - Kate Munger, Founder of the Threshold Choir How do you commemorate momentous events? - Memorialize people who have shaped you? - Draw support from those you hold dear? This primer offers methods for honoring the special occasions in your life with humor and grace. Its ceremonies help ground each day in the wholeness that supports our entire lives. Each ceremony has been vetted by a certified Life-Cycle Celebrant® affiliated with the Celebrant Foundation and Institute, which offers training and support for celebrants worldwide. Visit us at celebrantInstitute.org. Kim Kirkley, J.D., is an author of 5 highly regarded books, a Nationally-Acclaimed wedding officiant/Life-Cycle Celebrant [OurElegantCeremony.com], and a TEDx Speaker. Her message of personal development, universal love, growth and personalized ceremonies as a way to deepened and affirm the experience of being alive inspires many.  Declared "The Officiant" by New York magazine, Kim has been featured by a multitude of media outlets including MSNBC, the New York Times, Four Weddings, Ebony, the Fine Living channel, Health & Spirituality magazine and many more. Kim is a leading national authority on self-esteem, authenticity and ritual and meaning across belief systems. Having coached many people to authentic success and survived cancer, buried both of her parents, a brother and a sister, Kim lives her message of authentic success, resilience, and serving the highest good for the benefit of all. Kim Kirkley is also the ideal speaker and coach for anyone seeking more meaning and fulfillment in life and ceremony.