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Our Weekly Tip: The Devil is in the Details
In the process of estate planning, it is often the personal items that become the most controversial
Our Tip of the Week: Estate planning can be a difficult undertaking, as it involves a lot of deep work to think about what happens when you are no longer there to take care of your loved ones. There are … 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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Our Monthly Tip:
DIY Memory Wreath
Create a unique memorial centerpiece with a photographic wreath
Our Tip of the Month: A centerpiece sets the emotional tone for a memorial service, end-of-life celebration or altar. Large-scale portraits are classic, but you can also create an intimate and dynamic centerpiece using multiple photographs arranged into a striking … Continue reading
“Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt.”
- Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five
Posted in A Rite of Passage
Tagged Death Saying, Hurt, Kurt Vonnegut, Quotes, Quotes about Life, SevenPonds, Slaughterhouse-Five
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Mortal Darkness
Cancer and mortality emanate as darkness in Scottish artist Ken Currie's "Three Oncologists"
Three faces stare back at you, momentarily caught in the light as they turn into a looming darkness behind a curtain. Three men, clothed in gowns that quickly read medical. The illuminated gowns are covers that protect and contextualize these men as doctors. The … Continue reading
Our Weekly Tip: Creating Space
Using circles to help embody community in memorial services and life celebrations
Our Tip of the Week: When we think of traditional funerals and memorial services, the vision that often comes to mind is rows of seated people facing an altar. This follows the same layout of most church and temple services, … Continue reading
