Category Archives: A Rite of Passage



“It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it’s called Life.”

- Terry Pratchett
Posted on March 17, 2015 by Marissa Abruzzini (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
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Beautiful Funeral Song: “Dance with Life (The Brilliant Light)” by Bryan Ferry

A beautiful funeral song encapsulating the unbreakable bond of two lovers
Posted on March 10, 2015 by Zoë Byrne (Editor in Chief, SevenPonds)

In 1996, this wonderful song — written by Bernie Taupin (best-known for his work with Elton John) and Martin Page — appeared in one of my favorite films, Phenomenon. Sung by the incredibly talented Bryan Ferry of Roxy Music fame, … Continue reading →

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“Sometimes I can feel my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I’m not living.”

—Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Posted on March 3, 2015 by Suzette Sherman (Founder, SevenPonds)
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”Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it.”

- Haruki Murakami
Posted on February 17, 2015 by Marissa Abruzzini (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
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“We knew nothing of loss. Nobody has taught us about pain. Until that moment, death had just amounted to a scary sound.”

- Francesca Marciano, Casa Rossa
Posted on February 3, 2015 by Kimberly Lane (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
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“The years teach much which the days never knew”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Posted on January 20, 2015 by MaryFrances Knapp (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
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