Description
Dr Karen Wyatt has spent most of her career as a hospice medical doctor, homeless shelter physician and caregiver. In this inspirational book she shares the 7 lessons she has learned from the dying and gives a daily spiritual practice to help live them. Dr. Karen Wyatt addresses a long-standing taboo in our youth-obsessed, feel-good society: death and the process of dying. Larry Dossey, MD, author of Healing Words This is a highly recommended book for those in the land of the living from those who are no longer with us. Ken Wilber 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 Difficulties
Lesson 2: Love: Let Your Heart Be Broken
Lesson 3: Forgiveness: Hold No Resentments
Lesson 4: Paradise: Dwell in the Present Moment
Lesson 5: Purpose: Manifest Your Highest Potential
Lesson 6: Surrender: Let Go of Expectations
Lesson 7: Impermanence: Face Your Fear Each lesson is a wake up call to each and every one of us to live our lives more fully, without regret and in a more connected way. 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 lessons as a spiritual practice.
Author: Karen Wyatt
Publisher: Watkins Publishing
Published: 04/03/2020
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.30w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781786783110
ISBN10: 1786783118
BISAC Categories:
- Self-Help | Personal Growth | Happiness
- Body, Mind & Spirit | Healing | Prayer & Spiritual
- Body, Mind & Spirit | Inspiration & Personal Growth
Lesson 2: Love: Let Your Heart Be Broken
Lesson 3: Forgiveness: Hold No Resentments
Lesson 4: Paradise: Dwell in the Present Moment
Lesson 5: Purpose: Manifest Your Highest Potential
Lesson 6: Surrender: Let Go of Expectations
Lesson 7: Impermanence: Face Your Fear Each lesson is a wake up call to each and every one of us to live our lives more fully, without regret and in a more connected way. 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 lessons as a spiritual practice.
Author: Karen Wyatt
Publisher: Watkins Publishing
Published: 04/03/2020
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.30w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781786783110
ISBN10: 1786783118
BISAC Categories:
- Self-Help | Personal Growth | Happiness
- Body, Mind & Spirit | Healing | Prayer & Spiritual
- Body, Mind & Spirit | Inspiration & Personal Growth
About the Author
Dr. Karen Wyatt is a family physician who has spent much of her twenty-year career as a hospice medical director caring for dying patients in their homes. Dr. Wyatt has lectured and written extensively on end-of-life issues with an emphasis on the spiritual aspect of illness and dying. Dr. Wyatt recently retired from medical practice to focus her efforts on Creative Healing a project to explore the integration of spirituality and Western medicine.