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9781590792179

What Really Matters 7 Lessons for Living from the Stories of the Dying

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  • ISBN13:

    9781590792179

  • ISBN10:

    1590792173

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2012-02-21
  • Publisher: SelectBooks

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Summary

What Really Matters chronicles the life transformations experienced by Dr. Karen Wyatt and her patients and their family members during hospice care. This book of beautiful and uplifting stories about the lessons learned from the dying is also a guidebook for those who are feeling lost or hopeless about their lives in this contemporary world. What Really Matters reveals how the confusing maze of the suffering and pain at the time of death can lead to the ultimate destination of meaning, purpose, and growth for both the dying and the living. Read this book-it has the power to change the way you see everything about:. the meaning of suffering. recognizing life's priorities. letting go of limiting beliefs and past traumas. the true purpose of existence. the key to unlocking the flow of grace. transcending fear

Author Biography

Dr. Karen Wyatt is a family physician who has spent much of her twenty-five-year career as a hospice medical director caring for dying patients in their homes. The author of A Matter of Life Death: Stories to Heal Loss Grief and The Loss Grief Survival Guide, Dr. Wyatt has lectured and written extensively on end-of-life issues with an emphasis on the spiritual aspect of illness and dying, www.karenwyattmd. com

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. xi
Introductionp. xiii
The Groundwork
Preparing for the Lessonsp. 3
The Lessons
Suffering: Embrace Your Difficultiesp. 15
The Vision of an Artistp. 16
Love: Let Your Heart Be Brokenp. 27
Mother and Childp. 28
Forgiveness: Hold No Resentmentsp. 47
Brotherly Lovep. 48
Paradise: Dwell in the Present Momentp. 67
The Student Deskp. 68
Purpose: Manifest Your Highest Potentialp. 85
A Vessel of Lovep. 86
Surrender: Let Go of Expectationsp. 103
The Face of the Divinep. 104
Impermanence: Face Your Fearp. 121
In the Presence of a Yogip. 122
The Harvest
Living the Lessonsp. 143
The Hollyhock Miraclesp. 144
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