Vive: Las siete lecciones de vida que nos enseña la muerte (Crecimiento Personal)

by Karen M. Wyatt

¿Por qué tantas personas comprenden lo que de verdad importa en la
vida solo ante una muerte inminente? Sucede así, sostiene la doctora
Karen Wyatt, médico de familia que ha dedicado años de profesión a
acompañar a enfermos desahuciados, porque la plena consciencia de la
propia mortalidad trae consigo importantes revelaciones de índole
espiritual. Por el contrario, el empeño de nuestra cultura en vivir de
espaldas a la muerte nos está privando de una sabiduría trascendental. La doctora Wyatt recoge en este libro iluminador las enseñanzas que
brinda la aceptación de la propia impermanencia. Desde el significado
del sufrimiento hasta el verdadero propósito de la existencia, la autora
despliega siete lecciones rebosantes de luz y esperanza a partir de
sendas historias extraídas de su propia experiencia. Siete revelaciones
transformadoras que no solo proporcionarán consuelo a los que afrontan
el tránsito final sino a todo aquel dispuesto a contemplar la vida como
un viaje espiritual que se despliega en el plano físico.

Genres: Nonfiction, Spirituality, Self Help

224 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 21, 2012

About the author

This author is also published as Karen Wyatt.

KAREN WYATT MD SPENT YEARS AS A DOCTOR caring for patients in challenging settings, such as hospices, nursing homes and indigent clinics before she left medicine to pursue a new career as an author, speaker, and podcaster. She draws on her years of medical experience in the stories she includes in her narrative non-fiction books, which focus on the everyday spiritual lessons we all need to learn in order to live our best lives. She is the host of the popular End-of-Life University Podcast and has inspired thousands of people to find love and joy in the midst of difficult times. Check out her website at http://www.eoluniversity.com and her online reading group A Year of Reading Dangerously.

Reviews

[Jaime (Twisting the Lens) · Rating 2 out of 5]

I am sure this book will be inspiring to some people, I am just not one of them. There is value in a lot of what is discussed, but it fell short and a bit too preachy for my taste. The concept of gaining life perspective from death holds a lot of merit, but there just was not enough to hold my attention or get me really thinking. However, if you are someone who has an idealistic or faith-based outlook on life, this may be a great book that will give you further inspiration.

[Malum · Rating 1 out of 5]

What this book doesn't tell you on the dust jacket (at least not my copy and not that I can see) is that it is VERY Christian. There are lots and lots of bible quotes and talk about how we have to accept and appreciate god's plan even when we are dying in agony. Wyatt even smugly recounts a story where she berates a dying young man for not forgiving god. She says the man looked at her in anger, cried, and fell into a coma and died. She took this as a sign that she convinced him to forgive god. I took it as a sign that she tormented this dying man in his last moments and put the blame on him for his suffering.

I then got to an anti-abortion bit and that threw any redeeming qualities left in this garbage out the window. I don't care what side of the isle you are on, politics has no place in a book like this.

I would rather die alone than have Wyatt anywhere near me at the end.

[Maria Carmo · Rating 4 out of 5]

A journey through different stages of self knowledge and spiritual growth, this is an uplifting and inspiring book. The Author writes with candor and her story, intertwined with her patients stories, forms a beautiful and poetic pattern that may be a blueprint of a journey to take into discovering one's higher self. I loved it.

Maria Carmo,

Lisbon, 26th. March 2014.

[Sharon Rainey · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book contains everything i have been told by a very wise teacher. After my father's death, a door opened for me that i never thought possible. I have awakened. And now, I never want to go back to unknowing. I understand my purpose and this book reaffirms that.

[Lisa J Shultz · Rating 5 out of 5]

The 7 lessons for Living are presented with stories of patients from the author's work as a Hospice MD. She writes with experience not only from dealing with the dying but her own life. The book is filled with wisdom and compassion. I recommend the book for you to live your life to the fullest now while you still have your health or if you are nearing death to help you resolve conflicts or inner disturbances in order to move to the end of physical life with peace and love.

[Becky Aud-Jennison · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book will stay on the list of my all time favorites for supporting me to be a better human. Beautifully written, balanced with stories of the dying and the observations of someone walking the tightrope between here and the beyond on a daily basis—this resonated deeply. Highly recommend this book for yourself and as an excellent, meaningful gift.

[Jo McAlpine · Rating 2 out of 5]

I lost interest...bit too patronising for me...

[Yulia Genova · Rating 3 out of 5]

Признавам, че не успях да я дочета до край. Много мъчно и трудно ми вървеше четенето….Спирах често, за да открия посланието между редовете и наистина исках да намеря “рецептата”/опората чрез мъдроста на умиращите за по-осъзнат живот. Но такава така и не идваше. Някакси историите бяха представени правейки обзор на фактите, след което следваха изводите на автора, извличани с думите “трябва” или “ незабавно да се избавите”. Ако мога да преброя колко пъти бе употребена думата “трябва” в тази книга, вероятно ще са стотици или хиляди. Но никъде не намирам отговора на въпроса “как” или поне насоката “как” това да бъде случено.
“Трябва незабавно да дадете прошка на убиеца на вашето дете”.
Как?
“Трябва незабавно да се отървете от гнева си към Бог и съдбата за това, че умирате млад и оставяте две малки деца сираци.”
Как?
Поглед от Галактиката бил отговора, нещо по-голямо и велико определя, че това е справедливо, но кой човек би могъл да погледне себе си и съдбата си от Галактиката?

За тези, които могат, със сигурност книгата носи ценни послания.
Аз лично не успях да намеря отговорите как се постигат тези възвишени състояния на благост, смиреност и благоденствие в моменти, когато живота ти отнема най-ценното.

[J · Rating 3 out of 5]

The experiences of hospice patients and hospice workers are compelling and helpful in making death an experience that has meaning and lessons for us who are not yet there. It makes sense to learn from experiences of end-of-life patients and hospice workers. Of course, my grandparents and those before them were more acquainted with end of life matters. Many people died at home and some were prepared for burial at home. Did it make earlier generation more ready...on the whole I would think yes.

Many of the experiences related are helpful in dealing with what we often avoid. Why wait until the end of life to deal with important issues? The author offers a lot of suggestions and her views. Whether I agree with all of them or not, they are helpful in my dealing with loss and in preparation for my end of life.

[Marilyn Stoner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Introduction of the skills and insight needed at death

It’s important to finding meaning in life through facing death. Reminding ourselves that death is inevitable and everything is impermanent the author frames the experience of Jesus dynamic no on the cross through quoting many Buddhist and other quotes.

[Tiffany Lloyd · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the most beneficial books I've ever read! Changed the way I think, helped me move forward through difficult life circumstances. Highly recommend! I also follow Dr. Wyatt on social media, am part of her book club on Facebook "A Year of Reading Dangerously" and listen regularly to her podcasts. Her short book of meditations "The Tao of Death" is also very good. Go get this book!

[Fawaz · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is the kind of books
that make you sad for good reasons.

And it could be at the same category
as the book of Atul Gawande "Being Mortal"

[Tiffany Tinney · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very interesting read. Definitely helps me as a nurse.

[Debbie Herring · Rating 5 out of 5]

Useful and enlightening book. Removes some of the anxiety of thinking about death.

[Cheryce Noblet · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely book. I enjoyed all the stories and good advice

[Griz Calderon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gentle and deeply moving. A reflective guide to embracing life’s meaning through end-of-life wisdom.

[B · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this book. Trust me. Just read it.
You're welcome.

[Janette Fuller · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was written by a physician who has spent many years caring for hospice patients. She wrote this book to share the life lessons that she learned from her patients. The lessons are based on seven statements that Jesus Christ uttered on the cross;

The meaning of Suffering. "I thirst."
Love and recognizing life's priorities. "Woman behold your son; behold your mother."
Forgiveness and letting go of limiting beliefs and past traumas. "Father forgive them for they know not what they are doing."
Paradise. "Truly I say to you today, you will be with me in Paradise."
The true Purpose of existence. "My God, my God for this I was kept. (this was the destiny for which I was born.)"
Surrender and the key to unlocking the flow of grace. "O my Father, into thy hands I commit my Spirit."
Impermanence and transcending fear. "It is fulfilled."

This book uses verses from the Bible but it's spiritual focus is not limited to any particular religious belief. The book has a strong message for readers of any faith or philosophy.

The chapters in this book include case studies of specific patients that Dr. Wyatt has worked with in the past. These stories illustrate how patients and their family members can experience profound spiritual growth during the final days of life.

I read this book because of the experiences that my family had with hospice care when my father suffered from congestive heart failure and passed away in October, 2010.

I found the case studies and the teachings in this book to be very poignant and touching. I found myself in tears many times as I read this book.

I think one of the hardest lessons to learn is that we will all die and that death is not to be feared. We must stop denying death and focus on living lives that really matter. The final chapter in this book provides ideas for implementing the "7 Lessons" in daily life. I think you will find much food for thought in this book. This book will inspire and motivate you to make some changes in your life.

[ILoveBooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

The author's line of work adds validity to the contents of this book. The reader will love getting to know more about the author and discovering just why she does what she does ( i.e. going on medical missions). The book itself is not simply composed of others' experiences, but the authors' own. Death may not be a favorite topic of conversation, but should be considered important...considering we're all going to experience it. The book does have plenty of "death" in it, but will not be gloomy at all. Instead, the author has infused the book with small lessons, memories, and life.



The seven lessons referenced in the title links back to the last seven words of the Christ. The author does a wonderful job of keeping to this theme and tying the chapters back to the theme in such a way that is makes complete sense. Some stories of the people experiencing hospice may seem sad; the reader will feel as if he/she really gets to know these people in the last days/weeks/moments of their lives. The lives of each person has something to add to the book, the people seem so much more real than just their words on a page. This is a book that the reader will be thinking about long after setting it down. The lessons and reminders in this book may serve to help anyone currently in hospice or who will lose or have lost someone dear to him/her recently. Overall, this book is recommended to adult readers.

[Gillian · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have finished this book which i won on Goodreads and all i can say is WOW. It really is an excellent read. The book flows easily and is such an interesting and fasinating read. A great mix of patient stories and author text. It definately isnt doom and gloom and supports the reader in looking at the bright side of life. A great book that i will read again.

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

For work.