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Our Monthly Tip: Consider Live Music for a Celebration of Life: One musician can make an event as unique as the person you're celebrating -
“Briefly Perfectly Human” by Alua Arthur: A death doula explores what it means to live life authentically while facing mortality -
Neil deGrasse Tyson Prompts Ruminations on Life & Death in New Year: The famed astrophysicist celebrates the precious nature of human existence
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Author Archives: Suzette Sherman (Founder, SevenPonds)
Our Weekly Tip: A Never to Be Forgotten Display of Love
A memorial service floral arrangement that personally speaks of memories
Our Tip of the Week: Planning a memorial service in the midst of heartbreak over the loss of your beloved can be the most challenging of tasks. Yet details need not always be fussy. Your choice of a memorial floral … Continue reading
“For poems are like rainbows: they escape you quickly.”
—Langston Hughes, The Big Sea
Posted in A Rite of Passage
Tagged Death Poems, Death Quotes, Langston Hughes, Life, Memorial Sayings, poems, Quotes about Life, Rainbow, The Big Sea
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There’s Nothing Like a Highly Unusual Story
To underscore how a loss can greatly impact one's life
Today I was thinking about how loss not only impacts our lives but it can also, in some situations, completely change the course of it too. I have met many end-of-life experts who have devoted their lives to some amazing … Continue reading
A Memorial You Can See From the Heavens
Rancher in Argentina creates a spectacular landscape design in loving memory of his late wife's dream
In honor of Mother’s Day we bring to you a heartfelt memorial in loving memory of Graciela, both a wife and a mother. Large in scale, big in heart and enduring in concept, it has continued to grow and flourish over time. … Continue reading
Gilbert O’Sullivan’s Hit “Alone Again” Touches on Many Kinds of Grief and Loss
Including something unfamiliar to us, unacknowledged grief
The lyrics of Gilbert O’Sullivan’s 1972 number one hit “Alone Again” beautifully weave stories in and out of many kinds of grief and loss. The song grabs our hearts with these heartbreaking losses, having earned him 3 Grammy Awards for the top … Continue reading
