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The House Awaiting Death
If you could build a house just for the dying process, what would it look like? EASTERN Design Office shows us.A house awaiting death, the client said to us, “I will die in 15 years [and] it will be a house awaiting that death. When I die it won’t be sunset, it will be sunrise. When the final moment comes, I will face the sea and depart on a ship. It’ll be a time revealed…
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Our Weekly Tip: “Love Box” for Children in the Stages of Grief
An easy healing craft to help kids express their griefOur Tip of the Week: There are plenty of DIY activities out there for those who are grieving – remembrance quilts, balloon releases, etc. But what about activities specifically made for children in the stages of grief? It’s important to heal through self-expression, especially for younger children who’ve yet to grow into more articulate shoes.…
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My Foreign Cities
A woman’s memoir of young love and learning to live life to the fullest in the face of her husband’s impending (yet with an uncertain timeline) death from cystic fibrosisWhat if, as a teenager, you fell in love with a peer who was already facing their middle age years as well as dealing with declining health that would lead to eventual death at a relatively young age from a condition they were born with? That is what happened to Elizabeth Scarboro when she met…
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Warding Off Evil Spirits
The many ways we wrangle unwanted spiritsMuch of Halloween’s appeal is its dark underworld mystery we love. Once again it’s that time of the year when we find ourselves naturally embracing our paganism going back to when the world was filled with the scary unknown. This instinctual fear is what drove so many cultures to come up with their own ways…
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Atul Gawande Says Doctors And Patients Should Stop Running From Death
The physician explains that patients often live longer when they opt out of unecessary medical interventionsHolding onto life is our most basic and natural instinct. If we have every medical treatment that can extend life at our fingertips, why not use it? Physician Atul Gawande disagrees. In his latest book Being Mortal, he questions whether these medical interventions extend life, or simply make us miserable. It might sound counterintuitive, but he…
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“Changes”
The Brazilian artist brings new life to Bowie’s classic, bringing it all the tenderness of a perfect memorial songSeu Jorge’s 1972 song “Changes” is a rock classic. It’s merited many covers since its debut, but none have proved as moving or intimate as that of Brazilian artist Seu Jorge – none have ever stricken us as a potential memorial song. But Jorge’s cover was made for a bittersweet, reflective moment. Bowie himself even…
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Monday Hearts for Madalene
Page Hodel creates the most beautiful hearts in an ongoing celebration of loveThe Fun of a Holiday Coming 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 in love with…
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“But You Didn’t”
Merrill Glass’s poem about losing her lover to war reminds us the importance of openly sharing your feelings for the one you love when you’re together, because the future can be so uncertain.The death of a lover is difficult regardless of whether it is expected, as is the case with long-term illnesses, or if it is sudden, as is the case with a car crash or a major heart attack. The uncertainty of the future can leave those who have planned everything for a major life crisis to instead…
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