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A hospice chaplain's lessons on the meaning of life, from those who are leaving itWhat are the top regrets of the dying? That's what Kerry Egan, a hospice chaplain, learned as she listened to her patients on their deathbeds, witnessing what she calls the "spiritual work of dying" - the work of finding or making meaning of one's life, the experiences it contained and the people who have touched it. In this book she recalls the stories she heard - stories of hope and regret, shame and pride, mystery and revelation, and secrets held too long.This isn't a book about dying - it's a book about living. Each of Egan's patients taught her something; in this moving and beautiful book, she imparts their poignant and profound lessons on how to live a life without regrets.
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On Living, Kerry Egan
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- Année de publication
- 2017
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- Titre
- On Living
- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- Kerry Egan
- Éditeur
- Viking
- Publié
- 2017
- Format
- rigide
- Pages
- 160
- ISBN10
- 0241301262
- ISBN13
- 9780241301265
- Séries
- Mots clés
- Nonfiction, Sciences sociales, Histoires vraies, Biographies, Motivation & Bien-être, Thèmes psychologiques, Thématique philosophique, Philosophie, Spiritualité et spiritualisme, Autobiographies et mémoires, Mort
- Évaluation
- 4,3 sur 5
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- A hospice chaplain's lessons on the meaning of life, from those who are leaving itWhat are the top regrets of the dying? That's what Kerry Egan, a hospice chaplain, learned as she listened to her patients on their deathbeds, witnessing what she calls the "spiritual work of dying" - the work of finding or making meaning of one's life, the experiences it contained and the people who have touched it. In this book she recalls the stories she heard - stories of hope and regret, shame and pride, mystery and revelation, and secrets held too long.This isn't a book about dying - it's a book about living. Each of Egan's patients taught her something; in this moving and beautiful book, she imparts their poignant and profound lessons on how to live a life without regrets.