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“The Fault in Our Stars“
John Green’s best-selling novel about a romance between two terminally ill teens comes to the big screenThe Fault in our Stars (2014) is director Josh Boone’s adaptation of the 2012 novel of the same name. On one hand, the book is a story of first love between witty teenagers Hazel (Shailene Woodley) and Augustus (Ansel Elgort). However, The Fault in Our Stars, first as a book and now as a film,…
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Alzheimer’s Is The Sixth Leading Cause Of Death
How can you treat Alzheimer’s disease? Improv may be an answerI hear over and over again from industry experts that Alzheimer’s is the most devastating disease of all. I have listened to the personal stories of many of my friends— horrified by the words and convoluted beliefs—as they witness their moms or dads mentally degrade. Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia. According to…
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David Byrne Sings “Buck Naked” In Memory Of His Mother Emma
It’s one of two memorial songs he sang at her memorial serviceDavid Byrne of the famous Talking Heads recently lost his mother Emma Anderson Byrne on June 24th. He was inspired to put a memorial of her life story online. It’s wonderfully written with lots of personal photos and family history. You can read the whole thread he wrote about her life here. It offers lots…
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Monday Hearts for Madalene
Page Hodel creates the most beautiful hearts in an ongoing celebration of loveRemembering Back to School Days! 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 her.”…
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“Daddy” by Sylvia Plath
Sylvia Plath’s famous poem, “Daddy,” explores the five stages of griefMourning the loss of a father, regardless of the status of a child’s relationship to him, is never easy. One of my absolute favorite poets, Sylvia Plath, wrote a poem called “Daddy” in 1962 shortly before her suicide. Plath’s “Daddy” explores a daughter still undergoing the five stages of grief even though he died about…
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Cézanne: Letting the Grief Settle
Post-Impressionist Paul Cézanne’s “Sorrow” is telling of how the painter lived with death and griefCheck out more of our Soulful Expressions posts here to explore more articles on art that inspire us to consider the way we approach death and dying. No one knows grief better than Post-Impressionist painter Paul Cézanne (1839-1906). When I talk about knowing grief, I don’t mean in a moment of death or being in the…
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How Can We Integrate Green Burial With A Conservation Land Trust? (Interview)
The former founder of the Green Burial Council explains how we can preserve land by incorporating beautiful end-of-life ritual locationsToday SevenPonds speaks with Joe Sehee an advocate for social justice based in Melbourne, Australia. As a Jesuit minister, Joe and his wife Juliette, began their journey by working for an environmental planning firm. About a decade ago, they decided to open a retreat to inspire spiritual healing through nature — this idea ultimately led…
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“Living Life Dying Death”
A book that inspires us with ideas on how to talk about death and dyingDeath is undergoing a current cultural movement. The Boomers are starting to talk about it and making death that natural part of life it should be. Yet there exists a wide schism between the older generation, who view death as a dark subject not to be discussed, and their children who are blasting the doors…
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