It's so important to express your sympathy to someone who has lost a loved one, but what you say and how you say it really matters. There's absolutely nothing wrong with saying "rest in peace," but ...

As 19th-century English poet and playwright Robert Browning once wrote, “Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp, Or what’s a heaven for?” So well said. But for the rest of us non-poets, ...

Between making time for work, family, friends, exercise, chores, shopping—the list goes on and on—it can feel like a huge accomplishment to just take a few minutes to read a book or watch TV before ...

I've been to several wakes and funerals recently. Never pleasant for anyone, they're often much needed wake-up calls to remind us to focus on the important things. “Rest in peace” is the traditional ...

After news broke this month of the death of the Cars singer Ric Ocasek, many of the micro-eulogies on Twitter and other social media platforms repeated the same refrain. “Rest in power,” wrote Lenny ...

A few months after the release of "What's Coming to Me," Dorothy is back with a new single called "Rest in Peace," and has announced her forthcoming album Gifts From the Holy Ghost and an accompanying ...

This article is part of SELF’s third annual Rest Week, an editorial package dedicated to doing less. Taking care of yourself, physically and emotionally, is impossible without genuine downtime. With ...