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Monday Hearts for Madalene
Page Hodel creates the most beautiful hearts in an ongoing celebration of loveMemories of the Heart of Summer! 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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Artist Julian Stair: The Vessel, Death and the Human Body
Julian Stair strips the frills from end-of-life vessels, giving us a fresh perspective on deathEnglish artist Julian Stair is both a wordsmith and a potter, working mostly with site-specific commissions and installations. Commissioned by mima and devoted in part to the memory of his late family member Lesley Cox, “Quietus: The vessel, death and the human body” is Stair’s exploration of “the human body after death.” It’s an installation ten…
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How Does Aromatherapy Help Those With a Terminal Illness? (Interview)
Marika Fleri enlightens us on the benefits of aromatherapy and essential oils during periods of death, loss and griefToday, SevenPonds speaks with Marika Fleri of Aroma Treasures. With 11 years of experience in the field of aromatherapy, Marika is devoted to her practice in Malta. She received ITEC diplomas in both Anatomy Physiology and Aromatherapy, and is currently studying for a diploma in Advanced Chemistry for the Aromatherapist with the East West School…
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“Looking for Alaska“
John Green explores the consuming nature of grief in his debut young adult fiction novelLooking for Alaska is a wonderfully beautiful tragedy. In it, we follow Miles “Pudge” Halter as he is sent away from his hometown in Florida to boarding school in Culver Creek, Alabama in a scenario that seems to parallel author John Green’s own schooling experience. While the first half of the book focuses on the…
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Honoring Ancestors in the Buddhist Culture: Japan’s Obon Festival
An annual Japanese Buddhist festival that honors the spirits of beloved family members who have diedEvery year, Buddhists in Japan celebrate the custom of the Obon (or Bon) festival as a way to honor the spirits of beloved family members who have died. This Buddhist custom has influences from Confucianism as well. So how do practicing Japanese Buddhists honor the spirits of their beloved ancestors? Families reunite and travel together…
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How Can the Elderly Keep Their Independence?
This Sandwich Generation Month, we look at Personal Emergency Response Systems for aging parentsJuly is Sandwich Generation Month, a time for us to celebrate the dedication and loving kindness of adults who are currently taking care of both their children and their parents. Imagine the pressures they must deal with every day — as well as the fear and anxiety they must live with when they consider the…
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“Heartbeats”
José González’s pensive tune is the perfect memorial song for a significant otherThere’s something wonderfully enigmatic when it comes to Swedish artist José González (if only for the dot connecting between his Argentinian/Gothenburg roots). He’s got a knack for recording songs with a melancholy punch, using classical acoustics to create melodies of love and loss. And it’s exactly why his introspective cover of “Heartbeats” makes for the…
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“Don’t Fear Death”
Alexander Alexandrovich Blok shares his own take on the silver lining that comes with death in his poem “Don’t Fear Death”If you’ve ever experienced the grief of having lost a loved one after weeks, months or even years of suffering, chances are that you are no stranger to the commonly spoken phrase “at least they are no longer suffering.” While many would agree that these words are true, the underlying idea of this message—that a…
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