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  • 22 Minutes of Daily Exercise Can Lengthen Your LifeNew study suggests that sedentary lifestyles can be offset with minimal effort

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    Rachel Jones

    22 Minutes of Daily Exercise Can Lengthen Your Life
    New study suggests that sedentary lifestyles can be offset with minimal effort

  • “In Bruges”Madcap hitman movie that treats with humor some of life's deeper questions

    “In Bruges”
    Madcap hitman movie that treats with humor some of life’s deeper questions

    This hilarious, moody, very violent film by writer-director Martin McDonagh is incredibly difficult to characterize. Is it a comedy? An action/heist flick? A downer drama? Hard to say. Whatever it […]

    Liz Matsushita

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  • “I’m trying to die correctly, but it’s very difficult, you know.”-Lawrence Durrell

    “I’m trying to die correctly, but it’s very difficult, you know.”
    -Lawrence Durrell

    Image source: Michiel Van Balen (Creative Commons)

    Dana Sitar

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  • Franny’s Last Ride by Mike DeStefano
    The comedian and storyteller shares his struggle to support his wife at the end of life

    Comedian Mike DeStefano died of a heart attack March 6, 2011. In 2007, he appeared with The Moth storytelling organization to tell the story of his wife, Fran, who was […]

    Dana Sitar

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  • Our Beautiful Funeral Music: “Shine On (There’s Another Day After Tomorrow)”, by Soundtrack of Our LivesAn original, hopeful look on recovery from grief

    Our Beautiful Funeral Music: “Shine On (There’s Another Day After Tomorrow)”, by Soundtrack of Our Lives
    An original, hopeful look on recovery from grief

    For another entry in our series on beautiful funeral music and songs on death, here, Swedish rock band The Soundtrack of Our Lives here performs “Shine On (There’s Another Day […]

    Antal Polony

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  • “Sorrow’s Uses”Learning different lessons from the poems of Ella Wheeler Wilcox

    “Sorrow’s Uses”
    Learning different lessons from the poems of Ella Wheeler Wilcox

    Last December, I wrote about the necessity of grief when discussing “Sorrow’s Uses,” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Today, I’m looking at a poem called “A Song of Life,” by the […]

    Kelly Larsen

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  • Linds Redding’s Poignant Message on Creative Life Before His DeathThe ad exec expressed a grave disappointment in his path through life

    Linds Redding’s Poignant Message on Creative Life Before His Death
    The ad exec expressed a grave disappointment in his path through life

    So was it worth it? Can you make money from your art and still lead a fulfilling life? This is just the question that Dept. of Motion Graphics art director […]

    Dana Sitar

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  • What is degriefing? (Interview)The degriefing specialist focuses on healing not only the mind but the body during times of loss.

    What is degriefing? (Interview)
    The degriefing specialist focuses on healing not only the mind but the body during times of loss.

    Dr. Lyn Prashant is a certified grief counselor with over 24 years’ experience in the field. Her training in bereavement counseling and her knowledge of somatic health care practices (she […]

    Dana Sitar

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  • CRAZYThe unique novel for young adults addresses the dark feelings many don't know how to face.

    CRAZY
    The unique novel for young adults addresses the dark feelings many don’t know how to face.

    Connor knows that Izzy will never fall in love with him the way he’s fallen for her. But somehow he’s been let into her crazy, exhilarating world and become her closest […]

    Dana Sitar

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  • “Look, I really don’t want to wax philosophic, but I will say that if you’re alive, you’ve got to flap your arms and legs, you’ve got to jump around a lot, you’ve got to make a lot of noise, because life is the very opposite of death. And therefore, as I see it, if you’re quiet, you’re not living. You’ve got to be noisy, or at least your thoughts should be noisy and colorful and lively.”
    -Mel Brooks

    Photo Credit: Jump in the Air

    Kelly Larsen

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