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“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 -
“I Will Remember You” by Sarah McLachlan: A timeless classic that provides emotional release for those mourning a loved one
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Tag Archives: Death Quotes
”Even the Most Profound Darkness is a Longing For Light.”
- Jeff Foster
You can find more beautiful sayings from “A Rite of Passage” here.
”If death is this brilliant slide, this high, fine music felt as pure vibration, this plunging float in wind and silence, it’s not so bad.”
- Jayne Anne Phillips
Check out more from “A Rite of Passage” here.
”If I must die, I will encounter darkness as a bride, And hug it in mine arms.”
– William Shakespeare
Read more from “A Rite of Passage” here.
“I have a long-standing friendship with death. When it comes, I will ask her to sit down and relax, then I’ll suggest to her champagne. Because, in fact, I’m a coward.”
- Salvador Dali
You may also like: George Carlin Gives Us Some Straight Talk on Death Planning Ahead “If you live to be one hundred, you’ve got it made. Very few people die past that age.”
“I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.”
-Clarence Darrow
Related SevenPonds Articles: “I want to die like my father, peacefully in his sleep, not screaming and terrified, like his passengers.” Some People Just Don’t Get Death “The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn’t get worse … Continue reading
Posted in Laughter is Medicine
Tagged clarence darrow, Death Quotes, Obituary, scopes monkey trial
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”Dying is an art, like everything else. I do it exceptionally well. I do it so it feels like hell. I do it so it feels real. I guess you could say I have a call.”
- Sylvia Plath
Read the entire poem, “Lady Lazarus”, here. More in “A Rite of Passage”: Memorial Music: “Kettering” by The Antlers “If we are always arriving and departing, it is also true that we are eternally anchored. One’s destination is never a … Continue reading
Posted in A Rite of Passage
Tagged Death Poetry, Death Quotes, Dying As An Art, Poetry, Sylvia Plath, Sylvia Plath quotes
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