• A Quote From Israelmore Ayivor About the Value of Service to a Well-Lived LifePlus a beautiful handmade heart of flowers from SevenPonds

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    A Quote From Israelmore Ayivor About the Value of Service to a Well-Lived Life
    Plus a beautiful handmade heart of flowers from SevenPonds



  • “While We Have The Sun” Lyrics
    by Mirah

    Let’s take the time to walk together while we have the sun You never know when temperamental weather’s gonna come And if you want to face the death you’re never […]

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  • Funeral Urns: Art to Honor Life
    Funeria urns and art exhibit stand as memorial to individuals we’ve lost

    Funeria is an international arts agency that enlists top artists to create unique art you might not expect: funeral urns. Each piece is a fascinating memorial to the individual it […]

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  • What are Home Funerals? (Interview)
    The inspiring woman behind “Seasons of Change” home funeral services

    Ann-Ellice Parker is the wonderfully insightful “death midwife” who runs Seasons of Change home funeral and end-of-life practice in Berkeley, CA.  Join SevenPonds for an extra in-depth interview about death […]

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  • The State of Organ Donation Today
    The Waitlist is Growing for an Organ Donation Many May Never Receive

    Organ donation remains one of the most pressing and complex subjects in medical care. The recipient waitlist continues to grow: currently over 110,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for […]

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  • “Death the last voyage, the longest, and the best.”
    — Tom Wolfe

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  • Death and Dying
    It came to haunt me on Facebook today

    Death and dying can come any time — even at the most benign moment, while casually surfing Facebook. When I logged on yesterday, up popped the beautiful faces of long […]

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  • A Tribute through Portrait
    Richard Avedon’s photographs of his father’s last years

    Throughout the 20th Century, Richard Avedon was hailed for his unique portraiture, capturing the raw essence of the American people. Perhaps some of his most captivating portraits are those he […]

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  • The Legal Progress of Aid in Dying
    Does an Election in Vermont Suggest a Changing Political Reality?

    There are a handful of issues in American politics that consistently enflame passions, aggravate divisions, and defy solutions. Debates over the death penalty, abortion, and Second Amendment protection call into […]

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  • [Don’t let me leave you, I may die]
    by Kseniya Marennikova (translated by Daniel Weissbort)

    Don’t let me leave you, I may die faster than they think, because what is death. just a walk in the cold just a walk in the cold in an […]

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