“Grief is not a disorder, a disease or a sign of weakness. It is an emotional, physical and spiritual necessity, the price you pay for love. The only cure for grief is to grieve.”
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Welcome to the SevenPonds.com blog – a community-driven extension of SevenPonds.com! I hope you find comfort and community in the resources and stories featured here. I’m always happy to hear from readers and can be reached at suzette@sevenponds.com.
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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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Monday Hearts for Madalene
Page Hodel creates beautiful hearts as a tribute to lasting love
It’s an honor for SevenPonds to share with our readers the story of the Monday Hearts for Madalene project, a true account of the power of love in the midst of death.The project’s origins take us to 2005: the moment … Continue reading
A SevenPonds Visitor Thanks Us
Letters like these are the inspiration that keep us going
To Our Readers, We are proud to share with you a letter (via email) from a visitor to our SevenPonds website. Sonia was inspired by the information we provide to help people like her and her family navigate the end of … Continue reading
Posted in Opening Letters
Tagged Inspiration, Letter From A Reader, SevenPonds, SevenPonds Visitor
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New Jersey Introduces Bill to Give Tax Credits to Organ Donors
The bill would give a $1,000 tax break to donors, living or dead
Two bills currently pending in the New Jersey legislature would provide tax credits of $1,000 to organ donors in the state, Politico reports. The bills also authorize tax credits of $100 for blood donors who donate at least four times … Continue reading
“The Deep” by Anthony Doerr
Doerr’s award winning short story emphasizes the importance of embracing all that life has to offer
While finishing up a contemporary short story class this semester, I came across a piece of fiction that has since nestled itself deeply into my consciousness. The story, which I found in Ben Marcus’s book “New American Stories,” is by American … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr, Ben Marcus, Death, Great Depression, Lending Insight, Life, Living with a Terminal Illness, New American Stories, SevenPonds, Short story, terminal illness, The Boston Globe, The Deep, The Sunday Morning Magazine
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