Tag Archives: Life lessons



”The Five People You Meet in Heaven” by Mitch Albom

A man’s journey through heaven teaches readers the importance of a life cherished
Posted on November 22, 2013 by Zoë Byrne (Editor in Chief, SevenPonds)

Mitch Albom’s The Five People You Meet in Heaven reverses its order by starting with his protagonist’s (an elderly man) death on his own birthday. Then, he carefully intertwines the details of his life through each of his encounters with … Continue reading →

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9 Facts About Life I’ve Learned from Writing About Death

Life lessons from end-of-life industry experts, medical professionals and those grieving loss
Posted on May 29, 2013 by Dana Sitar (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

This month will mark my last as a blog writer for SevenPonds. I joined this team two years ago as a young writer with little insight into the end-of-life industry, only knowing that I agreed with our founder Suzette that … Continue reading →

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“The question is not whether we will die, but how we will live.”

— Joan Borysenko
Posted on June 12, 2012 by Antal Polony (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
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It’s A Wonderful Life by Frank Capra

Sometimes It Takes Perspective to See the Beauty of Life
Posted on December 23, 2011 by Antal Polony (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Sometimes life can be a hard slog, full of struggles and losses and triumphs and fleeting periods of happiness. Meaning is elusive, and sometimes our impact on others can seem as negative as it is positive. And, of course, our … Continue reading →

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