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  • “Memory of Grief”A touching poem reflects the ways grief changes us

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    Brianna Deutsch

    “Memory of Grief”
    A touching poem reflects the ways grief changes us

  • Changing the Material

    Changing the Material

    Swedish industrial designer Liv Andersson aims to create products that are an adaptation to the environment, with a holistic view of the life of the product. This project, Dust to […]

    Dana Sitar

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  • An Interview with Sherri Lynn Wood

    An Interview with Sherri Lynn Wood

    Read Part One of the interview, where Sherri guides us in the process of healing through quiltmaking. Dana: Do you explain the parallels between the quiltmaking process and the grief […]

    Dana Sitar

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  • Looking at the essay, “The Love of My Life” by Cheryl Strayed
    A deeply personal essay reflecting on love, grief, and the lasting impact of loss

    “The first time I cheated on my husband, my mother had been dead for exactly one week.”  With this powerful statement, Cheryl Strayed begins her personal story of love, life, […]

    Katie Ryan

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  • “I saw few die of hunger; of eating, a hundred thousand.”

    Kelly Larsen

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  • Introducing SevenPonds Multimedia

    Introducing SevenPonds Multimedia

    As SevenPonds continues to grow, I am excited to announce the launch of the Multimedia section of our website. This is just one of the fabulous additions that we plan […]

    Suzette Sherman

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  • “Healthy children will not fear life if their elders have integrity enough not to fear death.”

    Kelly Larsen

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  • “Requiescat”Matthew Arnold's poem shows that death is the most enviable state

    “Requiescat”
    Matthew Arnold’s poem shows that death is the most enviable state

    I was reading about the famous poet and critic Matthew Arnold recently, and I discovered that he died of sudden heart failure while running to catch a tram. While this […]

    Kelly Larsen

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  • Light on Aging and DyingHelen Nearing and Joan Didion Offer Us Their Thoughts

    Light on Aging and Dying
    Helen Nearing and Joan Didion Offer Us Their Thoughts

    I was recently rummaging through an old bookstore when I stumbled on a copy of the book Light on Aging and Dying, by Helen Nearing, written when she was a […]

    Suzette Sherman

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  • Enduring Loss

    Enduring Loss

    This week’s Soulful Expressions is contributed by artist Diane Teske. If you would like to contribute or recommend art about death and dying, please contact dana@sevenponds.com. FLOWERS FADE from the artist: “I […]

    Dana Sitar

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