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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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Tag Archives: Life
“I don’t mind dying, the trouble is you feel so bloody stiff the next day!”
- George Axelrod
Posted in Laughter is Medicine
Tagged George Axelrod, George Axelrod quote, Hope, Humor, Humorous Quotes, Life, Living, Mortality, Quotes, Quotes about Death
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”Song” by Christina Rossetti
A look at the serenity and peacefulness that can accompany death
A renowned poet, Christina Rossetti has a way of enchanting readers with her beautiful words and imagery. Even in her poems about death, Rossetti crafted an enthralling and almost whimsical moment for her readers to step into. This is especially true … Continue reading
Posted in The Next Chapter
Tagged Christina Rossetti, Death, Life, Peace, Poem, Poems about Death, Poetess, Poetry, Serene, Serenity, Song
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Duality: Beth Lipman’s Glass Still Life
An artist considers the duality of life and death through the medium of glass
Death and mortality have long been a focal point for artists. And it’s no wonder, since life and death are inherent, and an intrinsic part of being human. Installation artist Beth Lipman works in a medium well-suited for considering mortality: glass. … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Beth Lipman, Blown glass, Casket, Death, Duality, Funeral, Glass, Life, Life and Death, Mortality, The Norton Museum
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“Tenth of December: Stories” by George Saunders
George Saunders' Tenth of December reveals a sparkling moment of hope as fates of a young boy and a terminally ill man intersect
It’s no surprise that George Saunders’ Tenth of December: Stories won the National Book Award for Fiction in 2014. The book was hailed by The New York Times Magazine as “the best book you’ll read this year.” “Tenth of December,” the … Continue reading
”All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.”
- Henry Ellis
Posted in A Rite of Passage
Tagged A Life Well Lived, henry ellis, Hope, Joy, Life, Love, Lyrics, Peace, Quote, Trust
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The Turning of the Bones in Madagascar
A look at famadihana, a joyous celebration of life and death in Madagascar
In Madagascar, the Malagasy people engage in a unique and beautiful tradition called “famadihana.” This translates to “the turning of the bones,” and it is a ritual steeped in history and joy. During “famadihana,” which occurs every two to seven years, the … Continue reading
