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  • “I’m On My Way to a Better Place”This '70s soul group takes us to a better place after just one listen

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    Aaron Weaver

    “I’m On My Way to a Better Place”
    This ’70s soul group takes us to a better place after just one listen

  • What is Mediation? (Interview)A legal veteran of estate planning and mediation tells us about conflict resolution and the importance of empowering discussion

    What is Mediation? (Interview)
    A legal veteran of estate planning and mediation tells us about conflict resolution and the importance of empowering discussion

    Jason S. Buckingham is an attorney based in Benicia, California, who has worked with end-of-life legal issues for many years. One of his specialties includes mediation, where a legal professional […]

    Antal Polony

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  • “The only completely consistent people are the dead.”
    -Aldous Huxley

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    Kelly Larsen

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  • “Dubliners”In this book of thematically linked short stories, James Joyce paints a picture of a city and nation in paralysis, with a vital interpretation of the significance of death

    “Dubliners”
    In this book of thematically linked short stories, James Joyce paints a picture of a city and nation in paralysis, with a vital interpretation of the significance of death

    James Joyce is not necessarily an author for everyone. His works are not for your average paperback reader. Ulysses and Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man endure as […]

    Antal Polony

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  • Life, Death and Burial in Colonial AmericaColonial American Puritan burial customs, born of times of intense tribulation, continue to inform burial practice today

    Life, Death and Burial in Colonial America
    Colonial American Puritan burial customs, born of times of intense tribulation, continue to inform burial practice today

    As people across the country cook and eat and drink, share laughter and arguments and stories for Thanksgiving, what this writer has always considered our most refreshing and simple national […]

    Antal Polony

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  • Happy Thanksgiving Day 2012
    From all of us at SevenPonds

    An American Thanksgiving, enjoy your day and Thanksgiving dinner!

    Suzette Sherman

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  • Remembering Loss and the First ThanksgivingAs we rejoice and give thanks, many are suffering illness or death during the holiday season

    Remembering Loss and the First Thanksgiving
    As we rejoice and give thanks, many are suffering illness or death during the holiday season

    Tomorrow in America is our national day of Thanksgiving, a day to gather with family and loved ones to celebrate the beginning of the winter holiday season and to remember […]

    Dana Sitar

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  • “We cannot banish dangers, but we can banish fears. We must not demean life by standing in awe of death.”
    -David Sarnoff

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    Kelly Larsen

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  • Norman Rockwell’s ‘Thanksgiving Picture’The famous painting reminds us to cherish these moments with our loved ones

    Norman Rockwell’s ‘Thanksgiving Picture’
    The famous painting reminds us to cherish these moments with our loved ones

    Norman Rockwell’s famous painting of a family at Thanksgiving dinner, Freedom from Want, is a simple and beautiful depiction of the bond of a family. The painting, which originally appeared […]

    Dana Sitar

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  • What Is Palliative Care? (Interview)
    Why palliative care physicians are fairy godmothers, not “Grim Reapers”

    Dawn Gross, MD, PhD, is a hospice physician at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Her background is in hematology and immunology, and she now works for the hospital’s Palliative […]

    Liz Matsushita

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