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“Going, Going, Gone”
A song about letting goAn accumulation of life’s challenges has worn down the speaker in Bob Dylan’s “Going, Going, Gone,” and, at first, it sounds as if he’s about to snap. I’ve just reached a placeWhere the willow don’t bendThere’s not much more to be saidIt’s the top of the endI’m goingI’m goingI’m gone How many of us…
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“New Heart”
García Lorca’s early poem explores the imprint love and loss makes upon our heartsFederico García Lorca was an early 20th-century Spanish poet, active in both music and poetry until his death at the age of 38, when he was executed at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War by Nationalist forces. Influenced by the Modernismo movement of Rubén Dario, his poetry is melodic, almost meditative, and nearly all…
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“The Same For Everyone” by Nathan Coley
Scottish contemporary artist Nathan Coley is known for placing large texts in public spaces, conveying all sorts of messages. In 2017 he erected 10 illuminated signs throughout central Denmark with the words “THE SAME FOR EVERYONE.” The signs were of particular note because the lights used were the same style as you’d see at a…
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What is Professionals United for Parkland? (Interview)
Today SevenPonds speaks with Luna Medina Wolf, a licensed mental health counselor from Boca Raton, Florida. A native of Israel, Luna is the owner of Helping Moon Counseling, where she specializes in treating clients with a history of psychological trauma and individuals struggling with addiction. She is also the president and co-founder of Professionals United…
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“Follow the Child”
A handbook for parents of children with a life-limiting illness written by a bereaved momSacha Langton-Gilks is a bereaved mother. Her son, David, whom everyone called DD, died from a brain tumor in 2012 at the age of 16. He had been ill for five long years, many of them marked by efforts to effect a cure. A singing teacher by profession, Sacha became a writer when she decided…
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Stephen Colbert Opens Up to Anderson Cooper About Loss
Fans of celebrities are often as obsessed with how the rich and the famous grieve as they are with their ultra-lifestyles. The difference is that while the VIPs’ day-to-day extravagances remain out of reach for the average onlooker their struggles with great loss become a great equalizer. When stars open up about what it’s really…
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Vaping Deaths Tied to Contaminated THC
For the past several months, the U.S. has seen a surge in hospital admissions of young people with unexplained respiratory symptoms ranging from chest pain and shortness of breath to frank respiratory failure. As of Sept. 6, 2019, over 450 cases of the mysterious illness have been reported across 33 states — more than double…
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Our Monthly Tip: Invite Friends And Family To Scatter Ashes
Our Tip of the Month Consider giving funeral guests the opportunity to participate in the scattering of cremated remains. By inviting guests to scatter ashes, you make the service participatory in a new way. Sharing in the experience can be healing for everyone. It is both a physical and symbolic act of letting go. The…
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