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Our Annual Seven Holiday Gifts for Someone Who Is Grieving, 2024 Edition: Gracious gifts that spread love and beauty -
“Making Mobiles” by Karolina Merska: An artist’s manual on how to create beautiful Polish pajaki -
“Hands Up to the Sky” by Michael Franti & Spearhead: A surprisingly upbeat song about acknowledging both loss and the beauty of life
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The Dogs of Babel by Carolyn Parkhurst
With a storyline that intertwines grief and joy, life and death, this book brims with emotion
When I first read The Dogs of Babel, I was probably a bit too young to fully appreciate the nuanced balance of grief and joy presented by author Carolyn Parkhurst. But I recently picked the book up again, and was … Continue reading
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Tagged Book Review, Books About Death, Books about grief, Carolyn Parkhurst, Death, Fiction, Grief, Lending Insight, Mourning, The Dogs of Babel
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How It All Could Be: A Work Book for Dying People and for Those Who Love Them” by Stephen Jenkinson
Stephen Jenkinson's little book offers mighty ideas to rethink dying and grieving in a death-denying culture
Stephen Jenkinson (MTS, MSW) is an author, teacher, spiritual activist, farmer, subject of the film Griefwalker, and former palliative care professional. His 2009 publication, How It All Could Be: A work book for dying people and for those who love … Continue reading
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Tagged Caregiving, Death, end-of-life, Grief, Lending Insight, Life, Palliative Care, SevenPonds, Stephen Jenkinson
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Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives by David Eagleman
This enticing book of vignettes imagines various types of afterlives
When I was little, I used to imagine the afterlife as a heaven with a grandfatherly God in long, flowing robes, sitting on a shiny golden throne atop a bunch of fluffy clouds. David Eagleman’s Sum: Forty Tales from the … Continue reading
“Life After Death The Burden of Proof” by Deepak Chopra
Deepak Chopra's Life After Death: The Burden of Proof offers more parable than proof
It is challenging, this whole living in the face of death thing. Our consciousness — which takes in all the incoming stimuli from the internal and external environments at whirling speeds and processes it into a cohesive structure we call … Continue reading
”Amour” by Michael Haneke
A couple’s love is tested in anticipation of death in Michael Haneke’s latest film.
Austrian director Michael Haneke’s Oscar winning film is not easy, nor pleasurable to watch. Because one can’t just watch Amour—they have to experience it, and become invested in its characters to a degree that is rare in the movies today. … Continue reading
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Tagged Amour, Austria, Caregiving, Death, Depression, Emmanuelle Riva, France, French Cinema, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Lending Insight, Loss of a Loved One, Love, Michael Heneke, Old age, oscars, Stroke
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