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Author Archives: Suzette Sherman (Founder, SevenPonds)
Wearing My Grandmother’s Locket: The Real Value of an Antique Beauty
Family jewelry, especially my grandmother's, creates a physical connection between who she was and who I am today
I was thinking the other day about the family jewelry I have had the fortune to have had passed down to me over the years. Not many pieces, really, but I have been lucky to receive at least one piece … Continue reading
Posted in Sharing Suzette
Tagged Family DNA, Family Jewelry, Heirloom, My Grandmother's Locket, Sterling silver
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Wearing My Grandmother’s Locket: The Real Value of an Antique Beauty
An Epitaph in a Pennsylvania Cemetery Recalls A Car Accident
Here lies the body of Jonathan Blake who stepped on the gas instead of the brake.
Read more funny posts from “Laughter is Medicine” here.
Posted in Laughter is Medicine
Tagged car accident, Epitaph, Fatal Car Accident, Pennsylvania Cemetery
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Alzheimer’s Is The Sixth Leading Cause Of Death
How can you treat Alzheimer’s disease? Improv may be an answer
I hear over and over again from industry experts that Alzheimer’s is the most devastating disease of all. I have listened to the personal stories of many of my friends— horrified by the words and convoluted beliefs—as they witness their … Continue reading
David Byrne Sings “Buck Naked” In Memory Of His Mother Emma
It's one of two memorial songs he sang at her memorial service
David Byrne of the famous Talking Heads recently lost his mother Emma Anderson Byrne on June 24th. He was inspired to put a memorial of her life story online. It’s wonderfully written with lots of personal photos and family history. … Continue reading
How Can We Integrate Green Burial With A Conservation Land Trust? An Interview with Joe Sehee
The former founder of the Green Burial Council explains how we can preserve land by incorporating beautiful end-of-life ritual locations
Today SevenPonds speaks with Joe Sehee an advocate for social justice based in Melbourne, Australia. As a Jesuit minister, Joe and his wife Juliette, began their journey by working for an environmental planning firm. About a decade ago, they decided … Continue reading
“Living Life Dying Death” by Jennifer Collins Taylor
Inspires us with ideas on how to talk about death and dying
Death is undergoing a current cultural movement. The Boomers are starting to talk about it and making death that natural part of life it should be. Yet there exists a wide schism between the older generation, who view death as … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged A Book About Death, A Guide to healthy Conversations about Death and Dying to inspire Life and Living” by Jennifer Collins Taylor, Compassion, Hand-Sized Book “Living Life Dying Death”, Harp Music, How to talk about death and dying, opening the conversation on death., Spirituality at the end of life, terminal illness
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