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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: Laura B Hayden (Blog Writer, Sevenponds)
“On Being Ill” by Virginia Woolf
Woolf dared to write about illness when it was a taboo subject
Most recognized for her feminist novels, Virginia Woolf also broke literary barriers tackling a topic previously shunned by American writers: sickness. “On Being Ill” first appeared in 1926, in an early issue of T.S. Eliot’s literary review, the New Criterion. In the essay, Woolf seeks … Continue reading
The Number of Male Nurses Is Rising
Job demand, security and pay have superseded the gender stigma of the past
The percentage of male nurses nationwide has tripled in the last 40 years. This steady increase from 3.9 to 8.1 percent not only benefits quality healthcare, but the economy and culture as well. Surprising History Modern society has been slow to let go … Continue reading
“When once you have tasted flight, you will always walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward: for there you have been and there you will always be.”
- Henry Van Dyke
Posted in A Rite of Passage
Tagged A Right of Passage, hang gliding, Henry VanDyke quotes, Inspirational Quotes, sunset
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“Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most” by Ella Fitzgerald
A reminder of how beautiful the blues can be
No lyricist has better captured how fickle the purported season of rebirth, flowering trees and, oh yes, love can be, than Fran Landesman in the jazz classic “Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most.” Once I was a sentimental … Continue reading
Funeral Clowns Making a Comeback
A funeral service that sends in the clowns may soften the sadness
As incongruous as it sounds, funeral clowns were once a long-standing tradition in Europe. During the classical period of the Greeks and Romans a funeral clown dressed up as the person who died, wore a mask of his face, and danced about, … Continue reading
Are You a Family Caregiver? Some States Will Pay You for Your Time
If you give up working outside of the home to care for a relative, you may qualify for a program that will pay you
According to Caring.com more than 70 million people provide unpaid care for a family member in their home or the patient’s home. This commitment takes enormous time and energy and often adds a financial burden when the family caregiver has cut back on or give up a paying job. … Continue reading
