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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. This book is a great read to remind oneself about what really is important in life. I was concerned that reading stories of the dying by a hospice chaplain would be very gruesome and hard to read. It really was not. It was a combination of joys and sorrows, and how life can pass on into death with dignity. I think it is a great story for all ages. There is so much philosophical significance that is shared by the former patients that help us all get a better grasp of what is really important in life and how to let go when it is time. I could easily read this book again at a later time, and be reminded of what life versus death really means. The author did an excellent job of portraying the view of a hospice chaplain. ( ) Author reads it, and I really liked her voice and presentation. Many of her stories and observations were thought provoking and touching. Probably should have know that a book by a chaplain would be too religious/spiritual for my taste :), but having experienced many deaths of loved ones I was curious about this book. A wonderful, well thought out book about learning to live from the dying. Kerry Egan is a thoughtful person and a good storyteller. I really enjoyed curling up with this book and pondering its helpful sentiments. Nice short pieces, connected, but allowing for stopping and considering. I think this would make a great book club book. It’s incredible how I have been finding the best books for me. As a geropsychologist in nursing homes, Kerry, a hospice chaplain, and I do the same work. Nothing to boast about, we must face difficult issues daily with our patients and with ourselves. In Kerry, I found a kindred spirit and a mentor. I know that I am not alone in my practices and beliefs and I learned a lot more about life in the midst of learning about about death. sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
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HTML:"A poetic and philosophical and brave and uplifting meditation on how important it is to make peace and meaning of our lives while we still have them.? ??Elizabeth Gilbert, bestselling author of Eat Pray Love "Illuminating, unflinching and ultimately inspiring... A book to treasure.? ??People Magazine A hospice chaplain passes on wisdom on giving meaning to life, from those taking leave of it. As a hospice chaplain, Kerry Egan didn??t offer sermons or prayers, unless they were requested; in fact, she found, the dying rarely want to talk about God, at least not overtly. Instead, she discovered she??d been granted a powerful chance to witness firsthand what she calls the ??spiritual work of dying???the work of finding or making meaning of one??s life, the experiences it??s contained and the people who have touched it, the betrayals, wounds, unfinished business, and unrealized dreams. Instead of talking, she mainly listened: to stories of hope and regret, shame and pride, mystery and revelation and secrets held too long. Most of all, though, she listened as her patients talked about love??love for their children and partners and friends; love they didn??t know how to offer; love they gave unconditionally; love they, sometimes belatedly, learned to grant themselves. This isn??t a book about dying??it??s a book about living. And Egan isn??t just passively bearing witness to these stories. An emergency procedure during the birth of her first child left her physically whole but emotionally and spiritually adrift. Her work as a hospice chaplain healed her, from a brokenness she came to see we all share. Each of her patients taught her something about what matters in the end??how to find courage in the face of fear or the strength to make amends; how to be profoundly compassionate and fiercely empathetic; how to see the world in grays instead of black and white. In this hopeful, moving, and beautiful book, sh Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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