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On living, Kerry Egan

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  • "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 an invaluable 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--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 poignant, moving, and beautiful book, she passes along all their precious and necessary gifts"--
  • "A hospice chaplain shares the meaning the dying make of their lives, to help us understand what is ultimately important and to make the most of our own still-being-lived lives"--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
208 pages
Contents
  • The stories we tell
  • The crucible of love
  • Gloria's baby
  • If I had only known, I would have danced more
  • Where there's breath, there's hope
  • Living in the gray
  • Jeremiah
  • Born, and born again, and again
  • Love and other real things
  • Ordinary angels
  • Imagination and suffering
  • Dying is just a verb
  • It's a beautiful life and then you leave it
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9781594634819
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On living
Title
On living
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Kerry Egan
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Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
  • "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 an invaluable 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--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 poignant, moving, and beautiful book, she passes along all their precious and necessary gifts"--
  • "A hospice chaplain shares the meaning the dying make of their lives, to help us understand what is ultimately important and to make the most of our own still-being-lived lives"--
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Egan, Kerry
Dewey number
  • 170/.44
  • 179.7
Index
no index present
LC call number
BJ1589
LC item number
.E395 2016
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Conduct of life
  • Life
  • Death
  • Spiritual life
  • Terminally ill
  • Church work with the terminally ill
  • Life
  • Spiritual life
  • BODY, MIND & SPIRIT
  • RELIGION
  • BODY, MIND & SPIRIT
  • SELF-HELP
  • Spiritual life
  • Terminally ill
  • BODY, MIND & SPIRIT
  • RELIGION
  • BODY, MIND & SPIRIT
  • Church work with the terminally ill
  • Conduct of life
  • Death
  • Life
  • Spiritual life
  • Terminally ill
  • BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Healing / Prayer & Spiritual
  • BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Inspiration & Personal Growth
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On living, Kerry Egan
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Contents
The stories we tell -- The crucible of love -- Gloria's baby -- If I had only known, I would have danced more -- Where there's breath, there's hope -- Living in the gray -- Jeremiah -- Born, and born again, and again -- Love and other real things -- Ordinary angels -- Imagination and suffering -- Dying is just a verb -- It's a beautiful life and then you leave it
Control code
ocn945483045
Dimensions
21 cm
Extent
208 pages
Isbn
9781594634819
Lccn
2016026365
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9781594634819
  • (OCoLC)945483045
Label
On living, Kerry Egan
Publication
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The stories we tell -- The crucible of love -- Gloria's baby -- If I had only known, I would have danced more -- Where there's breath, there's hope -- Living in the gray -- Jeremiah -- Born, and born again, and again -- Love and other real things -- Ordinary angels -- Imagination and suffering -- Dying is just a verb -- It's a beautiful life and then you leave it
Control code
ocn945483045
Dimensions
21 cm
Extent
208 pages
Isbn
9781594634819
Lccn
2016026365
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9781594634819
  • (OCoLC)945483045

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