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Our Weekly Tip: Create a Memorial Table
Put some of your loved one's things on display to celebrate their life
Our Tip of the Week: One of the purposes of a funeral service is to recall memories. Some of these memories may be humorous and others serious. Still others will refelct important events in a person’s life, such as becoming … Continue reading
Posted in Practical Tips
Tagged Bereavement, Death, Funeral, Funeral home, Grief, memorial pictures, memorial tables, Memorials
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“The Art of Racing in the Rain” by Garth Stein
Garth Stein comments on the human condition through the eyes of man’s best friend
Understanding a person’s outlook on death seems easy enough. After all, here at SevenPonds, it is our priority to encourage discussions about the end of life. But have you ever wondered what goes through a dog’s mind when it faces death? … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged Book Review, Communication, Death, Dogs, Enzo, Family, Garth Stein, Lending Insight, Loss, Loved One, The Art of Racing in the Rain
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“Afraid of death? Not at all. Be a great relief. Then I wouldn’t have to talk to you.”
- Katharine Hepburn
“Every man’s life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another.”
- Ernest Hemingway
“To An Athlete Dying Young” by A.E. Housman
The benefits of living a short life
Alfred Edward Housman’s poem “To an Athlete Dying Young” was published in 1896. Housman was a professor of Latin at the University of London and, finally, at Cambridge. His sad, pessimistic poems spoke to a generation on the brink of … Continue reading
How Does Reiki Help With Healing? An Interview with Jennifer Brinn, Part Two
A Reiki practitioner and trainer talks about using Reiki to help with death and bereavement
In this second part of our interview with Jennifer Brinn, the Master level Reiki practitioner discusses how she uses Reiki to facilitate healing and help clients have a peaceful and comfortable death. She also talks about using Reiki to comfort … Continue reading
