Blessing in Disguise : 39 Life Lessons from Today's Greatest Teachers
by Cohen, M.D., Andrea Joy (Author)Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-01-02
Publisher(s): Berkley Trade
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Summary
We've all experienced dark and lonely times filled with sadness, despair, anger, and sorrow. Here, today's greatest luminaries generously share their personal stories-many never before published-about their most challenging experiences, and provide the healing wisdom that helped them emerge fortified with inner peace, strengthened faith, and a deeper understanding of life. Through their words, we discover how to make life a journey rich with opportunities for psychological and spiritual growth and personal learning. Covering such issues as death and dying, creative expression, overcoming challenges, the search for spirituality, family dynamics, and love, these intimate, one-of-a-kind stories show us how the challenges we face are truly blessings in disguise. Book jacket.
Author Biography
Andrea Joy Cohen, M.D., is a physician, cancer researcher, international speaker, writer, and poet. An associate professor in the Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Medicine at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, she founded the Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research Program in Cancer there.
Table of Contents
| How to Use This Book | p. xvii |
| Foreword | p. xix |
| Love Your Soul First | p. xxiii |
| Introduction | p. xxv |
| Overcoming Challenges | |
| Bow at the Feet of God | p. 2 |
| Getting Real | p. 3 |
| Healing Emotional Pain | p. 10 |
| "If I Die Before I Wake": The Symphony Within | p. 24 |
| Facing Finitude | p. 28 |
| Saying "Yes!" to Breast Cancer | p. 37 |
| Resources | p. 43 |
| Soul Expression | |
| What Is It You Came Here to Do? | p. 48 |
| What Einstein Knew | p. 49 |
| To Die in One Life Is to Blossom in Another | p. 62 |
| The Sun | p. 68 |
| Reflections | p. 75 |
| Uncovering a Girl's Ambition | p. 80 |
| Resources | p. 86 |
| Death and Dying | |
| Light | p. 90 |
| The Secret That Glows in the Dark | p. 91 |
| A Family's Journey from Mourning to Celebration | p. 94 |
| The Final Gift: Honesty | p. 101 |
| Waking Up within Life's Mashugana Dream | p. 107 |
| Death and Dying | p. 115 |
| Resources | p. 124 |
| Life's Everyday Lessons | |
| Jewel | p. 128 |
| Understanding Why | p. 129 |
| You Are the Gift | p. 134 |
| Patience Pays-Wait: Life Lessons Learned from Being a Medical Pioneer | p. 138 |
| We Are Never Too Young for Life's Lessons | p. 144 |
| The Power of Genuine Apology: A Shape-Shifting Tool | p. 149 |
| Resources | p. 151 |
| Spirituality | |
| Earth and Sky | p. 154 |
| To Be Happy | p. 55 |
| A Mother's Last Gift: Of Love and Forgiveness | p. 161 |
| If You See Buddha on the Road, Say Vrooooooom | p. 167 |
| A Short Visit in God | p. 171 |
| Embracing Fear, Surrendering, and Finding New Trust | p. 174 |
| My Guru | p. 180 |
| Sukkot: Learning to Live in Security and Without Safety | p. 184 |
| Resources | p. 190 |
| Family, Love, and Relationships | |
| Love Is the Only Thing That Matters | p. 196 |
| Matthew's Story | p. 197 |
| Why Throw Your Life Away? | p. 210 |
| The Great Movement of the Couch | p. 219 |
| Intimacy | p. 227 |
| Half Life | p. 241 |
| Pregnancy: A Crash Course in Vulnerability | p. 243 |
| Resources | p. 249 |
| Living Authentically | p. 251 |
| Discussion Questions for Personal Transformation | p. 253 |
| Contributors | p. 265 |
| About Andrea Joy Cohen, M.D. | p. 287 |
| Selected Works by Contributing Authors | p. 291 |
| Join Us | p. 297 |
| Permissions | p. 299 |
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