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Kourageous Kids Storybooks Make Children the Heroes of Their Own Stories
Kourageous Kids Storybooks was created to bring hope, joy, and laughter to children fighting cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. The organization creates custom picture books that depict the children as heroes and heroines in a story of their choice. The stories utilize the names of the children and their siblings for the main characters, and…
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A Look into Baha’i Faith Burial Rites
The Bahá’í Faith is a monotheistic religion founded in 19th-century Persia which emphasizes the spiritual unity of humankind. An estimated 5 to 6 million Bahá’ís live in more than 200 countries around the world.
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Love, Loss, and Laughter: Seeing Alzheimer’s Differently
An exhibition of 84 poignant photographs demonstrating a new global approach to caring for people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias — and sharply disputing common stereotypes of dementia patients — opens today and continues through April 28 at the Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University’s downtown Manhattan campus. The images of the exhibition,…
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SevenPonds
As we pass the one year mark of our blog I revisit my first post and the meaning behind SevenPonds. I thank all of our readers who have joined us along our journey. Originally posted February 16th, 2011: While this marks the first entry into the SevenPonds blog, this is not the very beginning. The…
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“Conscientious Objector”
Edna St. Vincent Millay’s poem has an audacious messageAs its title suggests, Edna St. Vincent Millay’s “Conscientious Objector” contains heavy anti-war tones; but it can also be read as a simple, but potent, protest against death in general. Millay is unabashed in her views right from the get-go, opening with, “I shall die, but that is all that I shall do for Death”…
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Helping Children Heal Through Art Therapy
Child’s Own Studio began with a simple gift for a 4-year-old boy and bloomed into a full-fledged craft business, which has made hundreds of unique “softies” – stuffed toys for children based on their own drawings. Child’s Own works to celebrate a child’s imagination by building handcrafted one-of-a-kind soft toys, each created by the individual…
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An Interview with Marilyn Reiss-Carradero
Marilyn Reiss-Carradero, RN, BSN, CCRN, works at Santa Clara County Valley Medical Center in San Jose, CA, and advocates for change in palliative care and end-of-life practice. Here, she reflects on the day-to-day experiences in the hospital, the lack of preparedness in most patients for end-of-life, and the ways the system– and society– can be…
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“The Tree of Life”
Hugely ambitious, and gorgeous, film which takes on no less than the meaning of lifeThe Tree of Life, Terrence Malick’s fifth feature film, is as polarizing as it is experimental. The reclusive Malick has a reputation for creating a film entirely faithful to his original vision, sometimes to the chagrin of his producers who are trying to sell said film to your average moviegoing audience. This year, The Tree…
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