[.ca] Life Lessons: Two Experts on Death and Dying Teach Us ... (ISBN 0684870746)

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After experiencing a paralyzing stroke in 1995 and facing her own mortality, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (author of the renowned On Death and Dying) realized she had some unfinished business to take care of. "I wanted to write one more book, not on death and dying, but on life and living," she explains. So she joined forces with coauthor David Kessler, a leader in the field of hospice care, and together they wrote about the lessons we can learn about living from those who are dying. As Kessler explains in his introduction, "The dying have always been teachers of great lessons, for it's when we are pushed to the edge of life that we see most clearly." In days gone by, the community would have gathering places where children and adults listened to elders tell their stories of life's challenges and the meaning they found in life. In lieu of that kind of extended community, the authors offer this book, filled with stories from the edge. Then, like fireside elders, they weave these personal stories into themes, such as living authentically, the importance of play, finding one's power, loving relationships, and self-compassion. One cannot say enough about the lasting value of this beautifully written and carefully rendered book. This is your chance to see life from the 20/20 vision of hindsight. In the end what will we value most? Here are some hints: the days we surrendered and became calm, the times we healed that which was broken, and of course all the moments we opened ourselves to love. --Gail Hudson

love it:
this is one of the best book i have never read in my life. i love this book alot, it talks about live and how we may be going though that we dont even knwo it. I acutally cried when i read the patience chapter. It is such a sad book but it very informing informantion that everyone should know about. i recommend to everyone to read this book. give it a try, dont judge the book by it cover.

a wonderful book:
"Life Lesson" which was written by Elisabeth Kubler and David Kessler is a great book with many valuable lessons of life such as the lesson of love, the lesson of loss, the lesson of relationships and so on. Even though this book has many sad stories, they are the authors' experience about death and dying. This book is the right key to open the pains in our heart and helps us have a meaningful life. Many lessons about life and living should be learned, so I highly recommend this book to people who one to get a richer life. The reason why I would recommend this book is because there are a lot of lessons that are very useful to each and every one of us. Moreover, there are many great stories that you would love them. For example, there is a very sad story that really tough my heart and figure out the meaning of love that I had never thought about.The story was about a mother of a little girl who died in an accident. Despite being grief stricken, she appreaciated the fact that the policeman held her daughter close out of caring, giving his warmth of human love in her last moments. This story teaches us a valuable lesson of love that people always need to be loved until the moment they die. The book also teaches us how to enjoy our life and how to love ourselves. For instant, in the lesson of relationships the author reminds us to open our heart to love people around us. The more love we give, the closer we have with all the people we love. In this country, everybody has to work and work. We are too busy so that we seem to forget ourselves. The author recommends us to enjoy the life to make our own life much better.

a valuable book:
Life Lessons wrote by Elisabeth Kubler - Ross and David Kessler. In this book, the authors guide readers through the practical and spiritual lessons of everyday existence. It teaches us about the mysteries of life and living. Each chapter easily read and is presented as a lesson with a theme such as living authentically, dealing with anger, releasing guilt, facing fear and learning to surrender. The chapters are as powerful on their own as they are if we read them cover-to-cover. It is very useful for our live lives to its fullest. First of all, this book is very easy to understand. The author used a lot of true examples of our lives to explain the definition of the live. For example, meet the car accident, gets the disease, and face the challenge, this situations usually happen and relate to us. The author gives us the advice how to reduce the mental obstructs. They shared their experiences how to deal with the death and dying. Second, in the book, it told us what the most important thing in our lives is. It's live life without regret, without fear, with inner peace. It helps us to set up the plan step by step to build our beautiful future. It helps us see that things happen for a reason. It really touches my emotional source. The author told us learning giving and receiving the love. From this viewpoint, we can realize love is the source of the happiness. Finally, learning forgiveness also is the important part of the book. That is the best way to heal wound. In conclusion, this book is the best book I have read in a very long time. It is a gentle and inspiring book bent on helping the reader move to a more authentic life. I think this is a great book for the reader. Hopefully, you can enjoy this book and learn more life's experiences from it as me.

Life Lessons???:
This book should be renamed: "Hot Cocoa For the Mortal Soul", as the authors provide the reader with a "feel good" guide to dying. The vignettes are varied and easy to follow. The book is easy to read, as well and both authors share their own intimate thoughts and feelings reagarding dying. Nonetheless they push an "easy believism"-that our fears and difficulties with death and dying are more imaginitive then real. This book denies that dealing with death is really troublesome and should serve those who believe in fairy tales and never never land.

It's a wonderful book:
I would recommend this novel to people because,it teaches us about fourteen different lessons and different characters who have gone through different difficulties in life. The problems they have gone through can be related to each and everyone in different situations in our day to day lives. These lessons also teaches us on how to live life,and prepare us on dealing with different situations in life. It shows us how to love, to be strong,to get intouch with ourselves spiritually and physically, belive in ourselves, and live a happy life.