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Everything True Has Always Been Simple: What Dying Taught Me About Living
Most of what we spend our lives chasing
doesn’t matter when everything falls away.
When his heart stopped without warning, Dr. Robert LiPuma learned that dying doesn’t bring clarity through spectacle or answers.
It brings clarity through subtraction.
What remains is simple.
Not easy.
Simple.
Everything True Has Always Been Simple is a quiet, deeply personal reflection on what it means to live when time is no longer assumed. Written after surviving cardiac arrest, this book is not a memoir of crisis, but a meditation on what endures once fear, ambition, and performance fall away.
Through short, contemplative chapters on love, time, work, faith, hope, parenting, marriage, legacy, and grace, LiPuma explores the truths that were always there—but easy to
Love is a verb
Presence is the gift
Time doesn't wait
Grace can’t be earned
And the things that matter most are often the ones we postpone
This is not a book of advice.
Not a system.
Not a promise that life will be easy.
It is a companion for anyone who has felt the weight of time, the ache of regret, or the quiet desire to live more honestly while there is still time.
You don’t have to die to remember what matters.
You just have to stop long enough to listen.
doesn’t matter when everything falls away.
When his heart stopped without warning, Dr. Robert LiPuma learned that dying doesn’t bring clarity through spectacle or answers.
It brings clarity through subtraction.
What remains is simple.
Not easy.
Simple.
Everything True Has Always Been Simple is a quiet, deeply personal reflection on what it means to live when time is no longer assumed. Written after surviving cardiac arrest, this book is not a memoir of crisis, but a meditation on what endures once fear, ambition, and performance fall away.
Through short, contemplative chapters on love, time, work, faith, hope, parenting, marriage, legacy, and grace, LiPuma explores the truths that were always there—but easy to
Love is a verb
Presence is the gift
Time doesn't wait
Grace can’t be earned
And the things that matter most are often the ones we postpone
This is not a book of advice.
Not a system.
Not a promise that life will be easy.
It is a companion for anyone who has felt the weight of time, the ache of regret, or the quiet desire to live more honestly while there is still time.
You don’t have to die to remember what matters.
You just have to stop long enough to listen.
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154 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 6, 2026
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About the author
Robert LiPuma
17 books21 followersRobert LiPuma is a writer, educator, and survivor who believes every life holds quiet miracles. After suffering a sudden cardiac arrest and being technically dead for nearly thirty minutes, Rob was given a second chance—one he now spends telling stories that help others feel seen, hopeful, and not alone.
With his wife Laurie Kay, he co-founded Glimpse Publishing House, a small press devoted to faith, hope, and love. Together they share monthly “Glimpse Gifts”—free stories and reflections created to offer encouragement and a moment of quiet grace in a noisy world.
Rob lives in Rochester, NY, with Laurie Kay—his CPR-certified angel and lifelong love.
With his wife Laurie Kay, he co-founded Glimpse Publishing House, a small press devoted to faith, hope, and love. Together they share monthly “Glimpse Gifts”—free stories and reflections created to offer encouragement and a moment of quiet grace in a noisy world.
Rob lives in Rochester, NY, with Laurie Kay—his CPR-certified angel and lifelong love.
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January 27, 2026
wow
A very positive and uplifting story of what is important in life. It really has helped me settle my thoughts of guilt and fear after losing my 23 year old don. Thank you
A very positive and uplifting story of what is important in life. It really has helped me settle my thoughts of guilt and fear after losing my 23 year old don. Thank you
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