7 Lessons for Living from the Dying: How to Nurture What Really Matters

By Karen M. Wyatt

Book Overview

A hospice doctor and caregiver shares 7 inspirational lessons she's learned from her patients--plus daily practices to help you incorporate them into your life.

"Clearly and succinctly written, and with deeply profound insights . . . highly recommended." --Ken Wilber, author of The Integral Vision

Karen Wyatt has been privileged to share the final months, weeks, days and moments with many of her patients. This unique experience has given her a profound insight into death and dying. In this book she shares her story and the stories of her patients, providing us with 7 key lessons that the dying can teach us.

Lesson 1: Suffering: Embrace Your DifficultiesLesson 2: Love: Let Your Heart Be BrokenLesson 3: Forgiveness: Hold No ResentmentsLesson 4: Presence: Dwell in the Present MomentLesson 5: Purpose: Manifest Your Highest PotentialLesson 6: Surrender: Let Go of ExpectationsLesson 7: Impermanence: Face Your Fear

Each lesson is a wake-up call inviting to us to live our lives more fully, with more connection and less regret. With each lesson Karen provides a clear analysis of the importance of that lesson and then goes on to share daily practices on how we can live the teachings as a spiritual practice.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1786783118
• ISBN13: 9781786783110
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Watkins Publishing
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.4"