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“Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life” by Eric Idle

Monty Python's Life Of Brian song Is a popular funeral tune
Posted on May 19, 2016 by Ellary Allis (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

In 2014, the Telegraph published the findings of a study carried out by a cohort of funeral directors investigating which is the most played song at funerals in the United Kingdom. The survey, based on more than 30,000 funerals, found that … Continue reading →

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“The process of growth is, it seems, the art of falling down. Growth is measured by the gentleness and awareness with which we once again pick ourselves up, the lightness with which we dust ourselves off, the openness with which we continue and take the next unknown step, beyond our edge, beyond our holding, into the remarkable mystery of being.”

- Stephen Levine
Posted on May 17, 2016 by Kathleen Clohessy Editor-in Chief/SevenPonds
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“Life is a moderately good play with a badly written third act.”

- Truman Capote
Posted on May 13, 2016 by Kathleen Clohessy Editor-in Chief/SevenPonds
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“The art of losing isn’t hard to master; so many things seemed filled with the intent to be lost that their loss is no disaster”

- Elizabeth Bishop
Posted on May 10, 2016 by Ellary Allis (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
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Digitized Memorial Reflects Impermanence of Life

"Family Tree" from Lithuanian designers subjects at-home cremains to tech failure
Posted on May 8, 2016 by Juniper Quin (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Lithuanian designers Loucas Papantoniou and Asta Sadauskaite have developed the “Family Tree” — a sleek, modern, beehive-style wall mounted structure designed to keep family cremains in a single unified place within the home, complete with backlit LED memorial message screens programmable … Continue reading →

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”The Work of the Dead” by Thomas W. Laqueur

Thomas Laqueur's epic historical survey reveals insight into how and why we care for the dead
Posted on May 6, 2016 by Juniper Quin (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Significant amounts of research have been invested in understanding the grieving rituals of the animal kingdom, but literature examining the role that the human corpse plays in how culture is created and sustained over time has been relatively sparse. That … Continue reading →

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