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“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: Juniper Quin (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
Bios Incube Turns Your Loved One Into A Tree To Keep Close
New technology turns cremains into life after life
It is said that Mother Nature is the greatest artist. The folks at Bios Incube are using their creativity to help her show her best side. The Bios Incube system nurtures the growth of a tree from human or animal … Continue reading
Our Weekly Tip: Carry Big Memories in a Tiny Stone
Carry your loved one with you in your pocket
Our Tip of the Week: When we experience a feeling of loss, it can be like part of ourselves has gone missing. When someone who has had a big impact on your life dies, it can seem as if his … Continue reading
”When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times” by Pema Chödrön
American Buddhist nun explores finding peace in groundlessness and making friends with fear
Pema Chödrön was born in 1936 in New York City, and received full monastic ordination in the Chinese lineage of Buddhism in 1981. She is currently the director of Gampo Abbey in Nova Scotia, Canada, where she has served and … Continue reading
“For the Anniversary of My Death” by W. S. Merwin
A poet ponders the world without him in it
In “For the Anniversary of My Death,” American poet W.S. Merwin muses on life and his transient place in it. The poems beings, Every year without knowing it I have passed the day When the last fires will wave to … Continue reading
Estate of Dr. Death Includes Original Oil Paintings
Dr. Jacob Kevorkian's estate reveals passion and pain around the politics of death
Jacob “Jack” Kevorkian (May 26, 1928 – June 3, 2011) was known widely as “Dr. Death” for his highly politicized pioneering efforts to legalize assisted dying in the United States. In 1991, a judge dismissed a murder charge against Kevorkian, … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Assisted Suicide, Assisted Suicide vs Aid-in-dying, Dr. Jack Kevorkian, Euthanasia, Jack Kevorkian, Kevorkian, North America, physician assisted suicide, Right to Die, Spiritual Traditions and Rituals, Spirituality, Spirituality and Death, Spirituality at the end of life, United States
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