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“Briefly Perfectly Human” by Alua Arthur: A death doula explores what it means to live life authentically while facing mortality
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Author Archives: Suzette Sherman (Founder, SevenPonds)
A Will For The Woods by Amy Browne, Jeremy Kaplan, Tony Hale, and Brian Wilson
Explores the growing natural or green burial movement
The film A Will For The Woods answers one of the most asked questions I get — just what is green burial? (For the answer, see links at the end of this post). Few are familiar with this age-old concept … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged A Will For The Woods, Death, Green Burial, Green Burial Cemeteries, Hodgkins Lymphoma, lymphoma, Natural burial
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Sometimes Being Silly With A Friend Is The Best Therapy
Certainly one way to look a terminal illness square in the face - pun intended!
Some of my favorites from the past: “I want to die like my father, peacefully in his sleep, not screaming and terrified, like his passengers.” Meanwhile, in Heaven…Steve Jobs (1955-2011) Or read our full selection from the past here.
Today Is Not Just Any Old Day; It’s One of My Big Birthday Milestones
So I'm celebrating with champagne and my favorite quotes on life
Yup today is June 9th, my birthday, and it’s the first birthday I have ever taken seriously. Am I officially old? Am I taking age too seriously? Perhaps, but what it does come down to is three important thoughts: #1 … Continue reading
Posted in Sharing Suzette
Tagged Best Quotes About Life, Birthday, Birthday candles, Quotes about Life, Quotes on life
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With His Mother In A Retirement Home, Michael Spends His Last Night In His Childhood Home
I share the most beautiful Facebook essay I've ever read on aging, loss and unacknowledged grief
Read more from “Something Special” here
”Rue’s Farewell” in “The Hunger Games”
A sweet funeral song floats as Rue rests among the woodland flowers
For those of you who have not seen the film The Hunger Games, it’s a nonstop action cliffhanger mixed with the unexpected innocent sweetness of children. I will not spoil the storyline, but death is around every corner and we … Continue reading
Posted in A Rite of Passage
Tagged Beautiful Funeral Songs, Funeral, Funeral Song, Green Burial, Hunger Games, Natural burial, Woodland Funeral
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“Dying to Know, straight talk about death and dying” by Toni Bahti
After all these years of research I was "Dying to Know" and a book by that name offers "straight talk about death and dying"
Dear Tani, I just can’t write a review. I need to write you a personal letter. I need to thank you for crafting the most important book I have ever read on this topic of dying. Bless your sweet heart … Continue reading
