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“On Pain” by Kahlil Gibran
Timeless funeral poem coaches us to meet the lessons of pain with openness
Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding. Even as the stone of the fruit must break, that its heart may stand in the sun, so must you know pain. So begins Kahlil Gibran’s poem, “On … Continue reading
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What is an Eco Funeral? An Interview with Deb Cairns
Deb Cairns of State of Grace in Auckland, New Zealand breaks down the home funeral experience
Today, SevenPonds speaks with Deb Cairns of State of Grace: Family Directed Funerals in Auckland, New Zealand. After her dear friend died of cancer, she was inspired to create in-home or family-directed funeral services that provide a “caring, compassionate and … Continue reading
