Author Archives: Kathleen Clohessy Editor-in Chief/SevenPonds

“Wrinkles should merely indicate where the smiles have been.”

- Mark Twain
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“The Five Invitations” by Frank Ostaseski

A spiritual teacher and caregiver shares his wisdom about living and dying well

“The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully” is a complex, thought provoking and thoroughly engaging book about how we can use the certainty of death to create fuller, richer more authentic lives. A collection of … Continue reading

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A Heartfelt Message from SevenPonds

Keep your loved ones close to your heart in life and in death
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“Life is eternal, and love is immortal; and death is only a horizon; and a horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight.”

- Rossiter Worthington Raymond
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“Safety is the most unsafe spiritual path you can take. Safety keeps you numb and dead. People are caught by surprise when it is time to die. They have allowed themselves to live so little.”

- Stephen Levine
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A Bold, Playful Take on the Traditional Funerary Urn

Two Mexico City-based designers are redefining what an urn should be

Early last year, Carrie Fisher’s brother, Todd, surprised her fans by showing up to her mom Debbie Reynolds’ funeral with Fisher’s ashes in an urn shaped like a giant Prozac pill. Fisher had owned the pill for many years, and … Continue reading

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