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Listen my soul to the glad refrain': poetry prescriptions to beat the January blues

Poetry serves as a source of comfort and renewal, especially during difficult times, encouraging individuals to embrace new beginnings.
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Dying People Are Sharing Their Profound And Emotional Advice For The Living

Prioritizing family and meaningful experiences brings joy, especially when facing mortality.

We Won't Have Time to Do or Be Everything

Life will end before human desires will.
Facing the finite nature of existence is both sobering and necessary.
We can learn to be more present to what is.

Dying People Are Sharing Their Profound And Emotional Advice For The Living

Prioritizing family and meaningful experiences brings joy, especially when facing mortality.

We Won't Have Time to Do or Be Everything

Life will end before human desires will.
Facing the finite nature of existence is both sobering and necessary.
We can learn to be more present to what is.
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Or (For Isaac)

The poem explores the complexities of familial relationships, sacrifice, and the burdens of expectation between a father and son.

Grief Makes Us Time Travelers

The cosmic connection between our being and the universe emphasizes life's fragility, especially when faced with illness.

"Pregnancy on Street-Cleaning Day"

True honesty requires engaging with the deeper essence of life, rather than just the surface.

Could we all be as positive as Chris Hoy facing death? Perhaps knowing when we will go changes everything | Simon Jenkins

Life and death decisions become clearer with knowledge of time remaining.

My body is broken, but I'm not going to give up': Hanif Kureishi on life after the accident that paralysed him

Life's stability can shatter unexpectedly, profoundly altering relationships and self-perception, as Kureishi illustrates through his injury.

Al Pacino reveals he almost died of Covid and delivers his verdict on the afterlife

Al Pacino nearly died from Covid-19 in 2020, experiencing a lack of pulse and reflecting on life and death.

For How Much Longer Can Life Continue on This Troubled Planet?

The Timeline of the Far Future highlights the ephemeral nature of existence and significant cosmic changes over millions of years.

The Ocean Is Straight Up Terrifying, And These 27 Stories From People Who Work At Sea Prove It

The ocean remains largely unexplored, representing both beauty and existential fear for those who encounter its depths.

Paper space : A folded hometown / Immediacy Design and Research Office

'Paper Space' explores the tension between urban life and the emotional concept of 'hometown' through immersive and abstract installations.
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