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Celebrate Day of the Dead and Halloween with SevenPonds!
A round-up of our most popular posts on these Fall holidaysIn the upcoming week, we’ll see the celebration of two beloved holidays with very disparate cultural histories: Halloween and Dia de Los Muertos. This year, to help you understand and celebrate the traditions and beliefs surrounding these annual holidays, we have compiled here some of our most popular posts on the ghastly autumn celebrations:
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10 Tips to Help You Navigate the Estate Planning Process
Attorney John O’Grady offers these tips for getting — and keeping — your affairs in order.Estate Planning Lawyer John O’Grady recently offered some sound advice to SevenPonds readers for launching the tough conversation about end-of-life and creating a Will through his interview for our Professional Advice segment. We know this is a tricky topic, so we asked John if he could share just a little more. He’s flush with information,…
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“We Have Not Long to Love”
Tennessee Williams illustrates the necessity of savoring every momentThis week, I’m looking at the writing of Tennessee Williams, but not a play; A Streetcar Named Desire and The Glass Menagerie are probably his most famous works, but Williams wrote poetry too. “We Have Not Long to Love” emphasizes seizing the moment, and making the most of the time we have on this planet:…
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Elderly Animals
Photographer Isa Leshko faces mortality by capturing poignant images of animals at the end of life.Photographer Isa Leshko is traveling to sanctuaries across the country to capture oft-neglected images of animals — at the end of life. Shortly after a year in New Jersey caring for her mother, who was stricken with Alzheimer’s, Leshko felt forced to confront her own mortality. She searched sanctuaries and photographed these animals, many reared…
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What is Estate Planning? (Interview)
The emotional issues can prove as difficult as the legal ones.It’s never easy to talk about death. When it comes to talk of wills, trusts and end-of-life care decisions, the conversation becomes even more difficult for families and loved ones. Mediator and Estate Planning Lawyer John O’Grady guides people through these difficult conversations and helps resolve their battles so they can stay connected through tough…
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“Videotape”
“When I’m at the pearly gates, this will be on my videotape”I’ve always been of the opinion that the last song on an album holds a special significance. An artist will usually leave the listener with a parting shot– a summation, perhaps, of the album’s themes, or some poignant words of wisdom. “And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you…
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Taking a Look at the Traditional Irish Wake
How the beginnings of one tradition led to anotherMany might be surprised to learn that evidence exists linking the traditional Irish wake, rooted in Catholic practices, to an ancient Jewish tradition, in which mourners left the burial chamber of a recently departed loved one open for three days before sealing it, allowing family members to view the body, and reserving hope that their…
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