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Our Annual Seven Holiday Gifts for Someone Who Is Grieving, 2024 Edition: Gracious gifts that spread love and beauty -
“Making Mobiles” by Karolina Merska: An artist’s manual on how to create beautiful Polish pajaki -
“Hands Up to the Sky” by Michael Franti & Spearhead: A surprisingly upbeat song about acknowledging both loss and the beauty of life
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Author Archives: Antal Polony (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
How Ancient Nordic Viking Funeral Burials Reflect Common World Traditions
Contrary to pop culture depictions, Norse burial funerals were conservative affairs reflective of religious belief
While the words “Viking Funeral” may call to mind images of grandly burning pyres, warrior heroes laid to waste, set to sea to have their ship lit from afar by a burning arrow, much of this is the work of … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Perspectives
Tagged burial funerals, Funeral Pyre, Norse funeral, open-air cremation, Viking funeral
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Elvis’ “Blue Christmas”
A song for those enduring sadness over the holidays
This classic soul piece, originally penned by Billy Hayes and Jay W. Johnson, has established itself as an enduring holiday classic, and an ideal funeral song for those late-December memorials. For this writer, at least, it helps him to feel … Continue reading
How Can Healing Physical Therapy Help? An Interview with Mark Haviland
A professional healer and alternative health practitioner explains the art of intention
Mark Haviland is a physical therapist, healer, masseuse and alternative health practitioner based in San Francisco, CA. In his business he deals often the elderly, they infirm and the dying, employing touch- and motion-based therapy to lift spirits and ease … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Advice
Tagged Alternative Health, Beyond Bodyworks, Mark Havilan, Physical Therapy
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“Lincoln” (2012) by Steven Spielberg
Lincoln's death takes place off screen, but the weight of his achievements remain
Steven Spielberg’s latest film, Lincoln, begins on a mud-soaked, blood-soaked battlefield that recalls the opening to Saving Private Ryan, except with bayonets and 19th-century marching squad uniforms instead of bullets and flak helmets. At the battle’s conclusion, the victorious soldiers, … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged Death in History, Death of Presidents, Lincoln, Lincoln Assassination, Steven Spielberg
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The Newtown, Connecticut Shooting Victims
SevenPonds honors the memory of the Newtown, Connecticut shooting victims
In the aftermath of the carnage at Sandy Hook Elementary, in the idyllic town of Newtown, Connecticut, many will find themselves asking questions. Some will wonder at the motive of the attacker, at the conditions that gave rise to his … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Candlelight Services, Connecticut, Memorial, Newtown, Sandy Hook, Vigils
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The Newtown Connecticut Shooting Leaves the Nation Asking Questions
One Iowa casket maker donates caskets to the Connecticut shooting victims
The shooting this morning at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, has left a deep mark on our nation’s consciousness. In line with the string of such random outbreaks of senseless violence this summer, the Newton, Connecticut shooting will … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged Connecticut shooting, gun violence, Life and Death, school violence
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