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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: Loss
“Gone From My Sight” by Henry Jackson Van Dyke
Perfect funeral poem explores the meaning of loss and memory
The poem “Gone From My Sight” by Henry Van Dyke, a mid-19th century American poet, is an evocative and deceptively simple narrative about watching a ship sail out of a harbor into the vast, open sea. The poem opens: I … Continue reading
Posted in The Next Chapter
Tagged American literature, American poetry, Ancestor, Author, Death, Funeral poem, Henry van Dyke, Loss, Memory
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Caregiving or Caring? Connection Can Be Lost in a Maze of Tasks
Remember to acknowledge the personhood of the loved one in your care as your roles shift
Join SevenPonds each month as Tani Bahti, RN, CT, CHPN, offers practical on-hand guidance to demystify the dying process. As an RN since 1976, Tani has been working to empower families and healthcare professionals to have the best end-of-life experience possible both through education and the … Continue reading
Posted in Dying Well
Tagged Caregiving, End-of-life care, Grief, Hospice, Loss, terminal illness
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“Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again” from “The Phantom of the Opera”
The young heroine grieves the loss of her father in an unforgettable memorial song
Christine Daaé, once an obscure ballerina, is given a lead singing role in “Don Juan”, an opera written by the Phantom of the Opera, a disfigured man who is obsessed with the lovely, young woman. This opera is actually a … Continue reading
Posted in Expressive Music
Tagged Andrew Lloyd Webber, Death, Grief, Loss, Loss of a Loved One, Memorial, Memorial Songs, Musicals, Opera, Phantom of the Opera, Songs
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There’s Nothing Like a Highly Unusual Story
To underscore how a loss can greatly impact one's life
Today I was thinking about how loss not only impacts our lives but it can also, in some situations, completely change the course of it too. I have met many end-of-life experts who have devoted their lives to some amazing … Continue reading
A Memorial You Can See From the Heavens
Rancher in Argentina creates a spectacular landscape design in loving memory of his late wife's dream
In honor of Mother’s Day we bring to you a heartfelt memorial in loving memory of Graciela, both a wife and a mother. Large in scale, big in heart and enduring in concept, it has continued to grow and flourish over time. … Continue reading
“Death With Dignity” by Sufjan Stevens
A memorial song that captures loss, longing and the pain of coming to terms with a parent's personal failures
In the first few lines in the first song off his newest album, Sufjan Stevens invokes a sacred silence, desire, confusion and fear: “Spirit of my silence I can hear you / But I am afraid to be near you.” In … Continue reading
Posted in A Rite of Passage
Tagged A Right of Passage, Carrie and Lowell, Death With Dignity, Grief, Longing, Loss, Memorial Songs, Music, SevenPonds, Sufjan Stevens
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