7lbs of Ashes July 23, 2014 by Emotional:(:Thinker Leave a comment acceptance / emotional health / emotional scar tissue / human experience / Humor / kindness / mental health / relationships / responsibility / tolerance Cremains are a dictionary term describing how a body turns from flesh and bone to ash. the author explores how difficult this is symbolically and where death fits into a life not lived. A personal account of mental illness, death and cremains.