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Two books, one journey. Choose the edition that fits you, or get both together in the bundle.
The Planning Guide
Being Able to Live — A Life, Legacy & End-of-Life Planning Guide
By Torrance K. Jackson
Give your stories, wishes, and important information a place to be remembered.
Being Able to Live is a planning guide and personal journal designed to help you begin meaningful conversations and record what matters. Thoughtful questions and practical prompts guide you through your life story, your legacy, your final wishes, and the information your loved ones may one day need.
Created by fifth-generation funeral director Torrance K. Jackson, this guide draws on his experience helping families navigate the uncertainty that can follow a death. It encourages preparation at your own pace, with room to reflect, write, and revisit your answers as life changes.
Your purchase also includes access to a digital workbook. Complete your answers on your computer, save them as a file, update them whenever needed, and print a copy when you choose.
A meaningful resource for your own preparation or for supporting someone you love.
Conversations today. A brighter tomorrow.
The Reader’s Edition
Being Able to Live — Reader’s Edition
Before, During, and After a Death
By Torrance K. Jackson
Some of the most useful things we can leave our families are things only we can explain: a final wish, the story behind a photograph, or where to find an important document.
In Being Able to Live — Reader’s Edition, fifth-generation funeral director Torrance K. Jackson explores the conversations and practical preparation that can help families before, during, and after a death.
Through real experiences, thoughtful reflection, and clear next steps, Jackson considers personal stories, legacy, final wishes, important information, financial preparation, and finding a way forward after loss. “Do This While You’re Here” prompts throughout the book encourage readers to turn reflection into meaningful action.
This edition presents the ideas behind preparation in a readable narrative format. It can be enjoyed on its own or used alongside the Planning Guide to help you put those ideas into practice.
Whether you are preparing for yourself, helping someone you love, or facing a recent loss, these pages offer a practical place to begin—and an invitation to give greater attention to life while you are here.
THE JOURNEY
DO THIS WHILE YOU'RE HERE
Eight steps to help you talk, remember, decide, organize and act with greater intention while you’re here.
One journey. One purpose: to live with greater intention today while leaving fewer unanswered questions for tomorrow.
STEP 01
TALK
Starting the Conversation
STEP 02
REMEMBER
My Story
STEP 03
REFLECT
My Legacy
STEP 04
DECIDE
My Final Wishes
STEP 05
ORGANIZE
My Important Information
STEP 06
PREPARE
Preparing Financially & Understanding Your Options
STEP 07
ACT
When the Time Comes
STEP 08
FIND
My Plan at a Glance
Speaking & Seminars
Some of the most important conversations in life are the ones we keep putting off. Through engaging, practical and reflective presentations, Torrance K. Jackson helps individuals, families and organizations begin conversations about life, legacy, preparation, final wishes and Live intentionally. Speak meaningfully. Prepare thoughtfully.
STARTING THE CONVERSATION
LIFE & LEGACY
Encouraging people to preserve stories, share meaningful words, reflect on what matters and intentionally shape the legacy they are creating today.
BEING PREPARED
Helping people begin meaningful conversations about wishes, family, preparation and the things that are often left unsaid.
Practical education about organizing important information, understanding options and reducing unanswered questions for the people we love.
The conversation isn't only about what happens when someone dies. It's about how we choose to live while we're here.
About Torrance
Torrance K. Jackson's work in life, death, and legacy comes from a lifetime spent serving families. As a fifth-generation funeral director in his family's century-long funeral service legacy, Torrance has witnessed what families experience when important conversations happen—and what can happen when they don't.
Again and again, he has seen families face difficult decisions while trying to grieve, remember, and understand wishes. Those experiences helped shape Being Able to Live.
His message is simple: preparation isn't only about what happens at the end of life. It's about having conversations, preserving stories, sharing what matters, and making thoughtful decisions while we still have the opportunity.
"Don't save every meaningful word for a funeral."
Resources for Living & Preparing
You don't have to do everything today. Start with one conversation, one story, one document or one decision. These resources are designed to help you take the next meaningful step.
START THE CONVERSATION
Thoughtful questions and conversation starters to help you talk with the people you love about wishes, memories, family, legacy and what matters most.
GET ORGANIZED
Practical guidance for identifying important information, documents, contacts, wishes and details that can make things clearer for the people you love.
DO THIS WHILE YOU'RE HERE
Simple invitations to act now—share a story, say something meaningful, preserve a memory, locate something important or begin a conversation you've been putting off.