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Making a Powerful Statement about Same-Sex Marriage in a Bronx Cemetery
Sculptor Patricia Cronin’s “Memorial to a Marriage” reminds viewers how everyone deserves the legal rights marriage offers, regardless of sexual orientation2015 will mark the year that the Supreme Court decides whether same-sex marriage is protected by the Constitution. It wasn’t that long ago, however, when same-sex marriage was illegal in every state. Back in 2000, due to the illegality of the situation, inspiration struck sculptor Patricia Cronin to create a sculpture that packs a powerful…
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Monday Hearts for Madalene
Page Hodel creates the most beautiful hearts in an ongoing celebration of love‘Til Death We Do Part Followed by Unlimited Passion 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 Page Hodel encountered Madalene Rodriguez and fell “instantly, dizzyingly…
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Between the Abstract and the Real
Death, architecture and the public imaginationHow do we come to terms with something as abstract as death? Our own heavy, very real flesh will one day be in another indistinct form. The sacred bodies of our loved ones are subject to the same fate. What we touch one day can simply be gone the next. How do we wrap our…
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Can Ayahuasca Heal Grief? (Interview)
Dercas Nidra’s groups lead the way in tea-based healingWe spoke with Dercas Nidra (his name has been changed to protect his identity). He is a licensed social worker and yoga instructor from San Francisco who leads monthly ayahuasca sessions to help people through grief. Ayahuasca is a tea made from plants that originated with indigenous people in South America. People who drink the…
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Include Emergency Contacts for Two-Step Verification Passwords
Don’t let your loved ones stay locked out of your online accountsOur Tip of the Week: Passwords are becoming the old-school way to keep hackers out of your valuable online assets. New technology embraces physical verification (such as a fingerprint) to verify your identity online. Most websites also offer two-step verification (a password and a phone number) to get into accounts. But what happens when your…
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“Healing After Loss”
This book offers page-by-page “Daily Meditations for Working Through Grief”I was rummaging through a used bookstore in San Francisco when I stumbled upon this great little healing book that is still in print. Beautifully structured, Martha Whitmore Hickman’s Healing After Loss, Daily Meditations for Working Through Grief is a brilliant aid to healing from a death when, as is typical in the beginning, one…
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The Unique Funeral Customs of Various Filipino Ethnic Groups
An exploration into unique burial rites and customs practiced among different groups in the PhilippinesWhen you hear the word “funeral,” your mind might drift to images of people gathering around the caskets or urns of lost loved ones, while delivering eulogies and culminating with either digging dirt for the grave or scattering the ashes somewhere special to the person who has died. For various ethnic groups in the Philippines…
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Watch Joe Biden’s Stirring Speech About Losing a Child
The vice president talks about the loss of his wife, daughter and sonIn a surprisingly candid speech at Yale, Vice President Joe Biden described the pain parents endure when they lose a child. Biden understands this idea better than most. He recently lost his son Beau Biden, 46, to brain cancer, and has suffered other serious losses in his life. It’s the second time he’s had to…
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