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How Did SevenPonds Come to Be?
We revisit our beginningIt’s been two years at SevenPonds since we launched our first blog post and it’s hard to believe we have arrived at our second anniversary already! What a wild ride it has been. I cannot begin to express how heartwarming it is to have been received so welcomingly by end-of-life industry experts. For those of…
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A Collaborative Effort to Remember
How the Washington Monument came to be and the people it took to get thereWhile you might already be neck deep in BBQs, beer, or family get togethers this long holiday weekend, I thought it’d be fitting to take a moment and reflect on the history of the Washington Monument — the structure built to commemorate our first president. Many might not know (I certainly didn’t) that the monument was…
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What is the Nature of Sound Healing? (Interview)
How sound and music can help to heal psychic woundsThis is the interview with Silvia Nakkach, an innovative, award winning composer, multi-instrumentalist, voice culturist and author. Her specialties include music to aid in the healing process. Founding director of the Vox Mundi Project, an organization dedicated to the research, education, preservation and performance of sacred vocal arts, Ms. Nakkach teaches her students the art…
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“The Last Frontier: Exploring the Afterlife and Transforming Our Fear of Death”
Where we all must boldly goFor the uninitiated, Julia Assante’s The Last Frontier might be a bit of a stretch. The aim is certainly ambitious, certainly admirable, and she will surely win as many fans as she will accolades. Deservedly, in this reviewer’s humble opinion. But the absolutely gushing forward by esteemed MD and author Larry Dossey does Assante no…
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More Than a Hallmark Holiday
Rooted in Catholic and Ancient Roman tradition, the history of Valentine’s Day is fraught with love, death and trialEvery year, in the days and weeks leading up to February 14th, millions of people around the country drive themselves to distraction preparing special occasions for that special someone, all the while aware of the insurmountable expectations each year innate in that dreaded day called Valentine’s. But Valentine’s Day’s just a Hallmark holiday anyway, isn’t…
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Coping with Grief on Valentine’s Day
How to honor your loved one and care for yourself on this holiday for loversHolidays can be some of the toughest times to cope with grief. Valentine’s Day in particular, already perpetuating a feeling of loneliness in anyone who doesn’t have a significant other to celebrate with, can shine a spotlight on the loss of a spouse or significant other, no matter how much time has passed. Here are…
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Speaking of Romantic Valentine’s Day Stories — it Starts With Sex and Then Love Kicks in
In the end we are left with the memories of the most romantic love letters everOh yes, Valentine’s Day is this coming Thursday and I personally love this holiday. It’s allows us time to stop and express our heartstrings to those most important in our lives. It’s also a good time to share romantic Valentine’s day stories. This year I celebrate with the new beau in my life (yes indeed…
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Tammy Bears Memorialize Loved Ones and Comfort You While You Grieve
These custom-made teddy bears use the clothing of loved ones you’ve lost to create a unique memento.Shortly after my grandpa passed away, my grandma, always the glue that holds our extended family together, presented my cousins, siblings, and me with hand-crafted teddy bears built from Grandpa’s most notable outfits: his “old man jeans” and his flannel shirts. Though we were all past stuffed animal age by that time, the teddy bears were an…
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