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Published by  FREE PRESS
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March 2004
Dimensions (in inches):
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216 pages
ISBN: 0743249097

The Four Things That Matter Most
A Book About Living
by Ira Byock, M.D.


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Part One: The Four Things

Chapter 1: Saying the Four Things
Chapter 2: The Healing Power of Words
Chapter 3: Completing Relationships
Chapter 4: Transformations
 

Part Two: Forgiveness

Chapter  5: Loved Ones Live On Inside Us
Chapter  6: Resolving a Legacy of Pain
Chapter  7: The Emotional Economics of Forgiveness
Chapter  8: Extreme Acts of Forgiveness
Chapter  9: Forgiving Yourself
Chapter 10: Living with Uncertainty and Illness

 

Part Three: Thank You 

Chapter 11: Practicing Gratitude
Chapter 12: The Unexpected Grace of   Reconnection
Chapter 13: The Family Dynamics of Gratitude
 

Part Four: I Love You

Chapter 14: Creative Ways of Saying the Four Things
Chapter 15: Loving the Body
Chapter 16: Living Everyday
                      —As If It Were Your First or Last
Chapter 17: Lives Intertwined with Love
 

Part Five: Good-bye 

Chapter 18: Nothing Left Unsaid
Chapter 19: The Mysterious Magic of Some Good-byes
Chapter 20: Good-byes that Are Gifts Through Time
Chapter 21: Good-byes that Celebrate Life
 

Afterword:
Reflections Before Good-bye

 


"For anyone who believes that years of therapy are required for transforming relationships with others, this book will come as a pleasant surprise. Great wisdom has always been simple - that is why it is elusive - and great wisdom is what this book contains."     

 -- Larry Dossey, MD author of  "Healing Beyond The Body," "Reinventing Medicine," and "Healing Word."

 

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