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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: Dana Watson (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
“Never fear shadows. They simply mean there’s a light shining somewhere nearby.” – Ruth E. Renkel
Posted in A Rite of Passage
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Medical Reversal Is A Common Anomaly in Healthcare
What was once considered good for you, may actually be bad.
We expect our doctor to prescribe the most effective treatment for whatever ails us. With increased access to evidence-based medicine in the 21st century, how could physicians fail to find the best therapy for our condition, illness, or injury? But … Continue reading
Posted in Science of Us
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Our Monthly Tip: Create a Graveside Photo Display
Personalizing the burial space can bring comfort to mourners
Our Tip of the Month It is easy to make a burial service a celebratory one. Enlarge some pictures of the person being honored to create a simple graveside photo display. Tie string or ribbon between two trees. Then secure … Continue reading
Posted in Practical Tips
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What Happens to Our Brain When We Die?
A new study suggests life may truly flash before our eyes
Thousands of accounts exist from those who died but lived to talk about it. Many of these people readily share their near-death experiences and often relay a similar story. They experience something called a life recall in which the totality … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
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“The Book of Self-Care: Remedies for Healing Mind, Body, and Soul” by Mary Beth Janssen
This is a practical beginner’s guide to inner transformation
In “The Book of Self-Care: Remedies for Healing Mind, Body, and Soul,” Mary Beth Janssen invites us to become spiritual warriors. Because simple daily practices, breathing, and mindfulness are good remedies for what ails us, she hopes that we may … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
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Harriet Hodgson Uses Grief Doodling to Teach Kids About Loss
Simple scribbles can be a useful tool for healing
Most of us have probably doodled a random drawing or few. The margins of a notebook or a scrap piece paper provide a fine canvas for this erratic art. It’s a seemingly mindless activity as our thoughts wander off from … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
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