Author Archives: Laura B Hayden (Blog Writer, Sevenponds)

Our Monthly Tip: Create a Memory Garden

Simple or lavish, a memory garden sows the seeds of a bond still shared
Posted on June 18, 2019 by Laura B Hayden (Blog Writer, Sevenponds)

Our Tip of the Month A memory garden is more than a tribute to a loved one who has died. It is a gift to yourself as well. Unlike standing by a gravesite, the time you spend in this outdoor … Continue reading →

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“Almost Everything” by Anne Lamott

In these troubled times, Lamott offers "Notes on Hope"
Posted on June 14, 2019 by Laura B Hayden (Blog Writer, Sevenponds)

Anne Lamott’s essays on life (and death) in “Almost Everything” sound a bit like Ensign Nellie Forbush’s self-proclaimed cockeyed optimism amidst perilous times in Rogers and Hammerstein’s “South Pacific.” Just as World War II endangers the lives of nurse Nellie … Continue reading →

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Loneliness May Be Shortening the Lives of LGBTQs

Isolated LGBTQs are at even greater risk than other lonely seniors
Posted on June 5, 2019 by Laura B Hayden (Blog Writer, Sevenponds)

The older we get, the more likely we are to find ourselves living alone. According to a 2014 U.S. Census Bureau report, 11 million, or 28 percent of people aged 65 and older, lived alone at the time of the census. The AARP … Continue reading →

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“The Wound-Dresser” by Walt Whitman

This poem reminds us that as flags wave and parades commence this Memorial Day, the reality of the battlefield is a far from glorious sight
Posted on May 27, 2019 by Laura B Hayden (Blog Writer, Sevenponds)

In 1862 Walt Whitman found his younger brother George’s name listed among the wounded in the New York Tribune’s account of the 51st New York Regiment’s casualties at Fredericksburg. Whitman hastened south to the battlefield and — after an arduous journey — found … Continue reading →

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Our Monthly Tip: How to Honor a Deceased Parent at a Wedding

Remembrances can be subtle or more visible
Posted on May 21, 2019 by Laura B Hayden (Blog Writer, Sevenponds)

  Our Tip of the Month As wedding season ushers in, so does the bittersweet situation many face on the day they marry — the absence of a beloved parent who has died. If your mother is not there to … Continue reading →

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“Life is too important to be taken seriously.”

- Oscar Wilde
Posted on May 19, 2019 by Laura B Hayden (Blog Writer, Sevenponds)
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