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Life Doesn't Get Any Better Than This: The Holiness of Little Daily Dramas
Life Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This is a collection of true and moving stories, from tales of fatherhood (‘The Glance’) to a touching recount of the way small gestures lodge themselves in your heart (‘Old Lovers’).“It is hard to choose a single story in this collection and to ‘This is the best,’ or ‘this is the one that you really have to read,’” writes Rabbi Jack Riemer, co-founder of the National Rabbinic Network, “Almost all of them pull at my sleeve and ‘You’re not going to talk about me?”
256 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 1, 1996
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April 6, 2020
I keep this book by bedside ALL the time.
It is one of my "Comfort" books.
I have bought it for one of my own students.
This book is all about what it means to be human.
It is filled with stories and anecdotes that will
make you laugh, inspire you, touch your hear, cry, think,
and find comfort in your humanity and other' as well...
It is well worth the time to read and linger over.
Enjoy.
It is one of my "Comfort" books.
I have bought it for one of my own students.
This book is all about what it means to be human.
It is filled with stories and anecdotes that will
make you laugh, inspire you, touch your hear, cry, think,
and find comfort in your humanity and other' as well...
It is well worth the time to read and linger over.
Enjoy.
December 28, 2016
Enjoyable read. It is really an autobiography written with vignettes. The writer comes across as a nice person with a good heart and a fine sense of humor. Not a funny man like red skelton, or goofy. Not a religious extremist. A good neighbor.
May 4, 2021
The subtitle “The Holiness of Little Daily Dramas” describes the collection of life essays perfectly.
The ones that resonated with me most, during this stage of life that gets so many sad announcements of friends and family who have died, are the observations of grief.
Favorite quote:
“The phrase “time heals all wounds” is often a misunderstood. ... The wounds heal, but the tenderness remains. The years pass and the hurt subsides, but it surely never vanishes completely... as long as love endures.” P47
The ones that resonated with me most, during this stage of life that gets so many sad announcements of friends and family who have died, are the observations of grief.
Favorite quote:
“The phrase “time heals all wounds” is often a misunderstood. ... The wounds heal, but the tenderness remains. The years pass and the hurt subsides, but it surely never vanishes completely... as long as love endures.” P47
February 7, 2021
Funny and makes you think about your affect on other people and your own life. Touching stories. Funny stories. A good read for everyone.
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