Tag Archives: Life

In Living Color: India’s Holi Festival

The "Festival of Colors" in India teaches us about life, death and letting go.
Posted on March 27, 2014 by MaryFrances Knapp (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

When the moon waxes full in the first days of March, it’s an sign for Indians that Springtime is coming. And the days following this first full moon mark the arrival of one the India’s most colorful festivals: Holi. Otherwise … Continue reading →

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“The Unity of Life and Death” by Otto Freundlich

Killed by the Germans in WWII, Jewish artist Freundlich left behind an oeuvre that transcends his unjust death
Posted on March 2, 2014 by MaryFrances Knapp (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

There’s a prevailing sense of warmth in Jewish artist Otto Freundlich’s The Unity of Life and Death (1936-38). Curved, colorful squares build on one another in the abstract oil painting, inspiring a sensation I can only compare to seeing holiday … Continue reading →

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Life & Death Silhouetted: Designboom’s “Portrait Urn”

How Dutch designer Nadia Gonegaï fuses art and end of life
Posted on February 23, 2014 by MaryFrances Knapp (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

There’s an unforgettable message in the cremation urn of Dutch designer Nadia Gonegaï. Art can bring vitality to everything, including end of life. The designer’s “Portrait Urn” was featured by Designboom’s Design for Death competition (of which SevenPonds has been … Continue reading →

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”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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“Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid.”

-Langston Hughes (1902-1967)
Posted on August 13, 2013 by Oz Litvac (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
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One Day You Will Be Dead

A quirky and inspiring comic to remind you to enjoy your life.
Posted on January 25, 2013 by Dana Sitar (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Comic by Saturday Morning Breakfast

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