Don't Let Death Ruin Your Life: A Practical Guide to Reclaiming Happiness After the Death of a Loved One

by Jill Brooke

Book Overview

We will all experience the loss of a loved one sometime during our lives. This unique guide reveals how to turn this time of sadness into an opportunity for positive change and growth.Jill Brooke shows how to cope with grief and how to use it as a springboard for greater achievement and happiness. Although they are no longer physically with us, we can keep our loved ones emotionally and spiritually close by incorporating their memories into our daily lives. Not only can we draw comfort from their sustaining presence, but we can have a positive impact on those around us. Recent research has shown that the trauma of loss can stimulate creativity which, in turn, leads to new opportunities for happiness and success. Rosie O'Donnell, Bill Cosby, Paul McCartney, and Katie Couric are just a few of the people in this book who have coped with loss in unique and special ways.Including tips on how to preserve our memories, create lasting family histories, and reach out to others, Don't Let Death Ruin Your Life shows how the experience of grieving helps us to heal, learn, and grow. Filled with gentle guidance and practical advice, this indispensable handbook takes readers on a journey that will motivate, inspire, and transform their lives.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525945695
• ISBN13: 9780525945697
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Dutton Books
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

THE BOOK OPENS YOUR HEART TO PEACE AND ACCEPTANCE

Losing a loved one is of the most profound emotions we will ever feel in our lifetime. Loss often evokes a combination of so many different emotions, sadness...for what we have lost, often guilt...could we have done more or prevented the loss, anger...why now, why was this person taken from me. Time heals all wounds, but often the scars and sense of loss remain.There is a time to grieve and a time to move on, and this book is an excellent resource on the subject of death and loss. The book helps one to divert those mixed emotional feelings into constructive accomplishments - how to deal with the acceptance of loss, not reject it. There are no easy answers, but being a survivor gives us inner personal strength, more than we sometimes ever thought it was possible to have. When I was young, I remember reading the birth and marriage announcements in our newspaper to find out which one of my friends was getting married or announding the birth of a child. Now when I read the newspaper, it is often a formidable reminder of how fragile and short life truly is when I suddenly see some of those same names appearing in the obituary column. Regardless of your religion, spirituality or what it is you personally believe in, a measure of comfort comes from knowing that in spite of all the pain and joy that comes with life, the universe truly is unfolding as it was intended. There are a lot of wise words printed on the pages of this book and I would not hesitate for a moment to give or recommend this beautiful book to anyone who has experienced this difficult time of loss in their life.

A must have book

When I lost a loved one, someone gave me this book and it really made a difference. When the grief returns, I go back to this book and it truly helps relieve it. I have bought a few copies and will give one to anyone I know who suffers the same tragedy. Highly recommended.

MEMORIES ARE A GIFT TO TREASURE FOR A LIFETIME AND BEYOND

Jill Brooke's wonderful book has inspired me to give careful thought to how I would like to perserve the memories of my loved ones, not only as a way to give me strength and comfort to draw upon for the rest of the days of my life but to also inspire future generations of my family -something I haven't previously given thought to. I have this book close at hand in my library and I think everyone could benefit from doing the same.

BUY MORE THAN JUST ONE

WHEN I FIND A GREAT NEW PRODUCT,I ALWAYS BUY MORE THAN ONE JUST TO HAVE ON HAND TO GIVE TO MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY.THE OTHER DAY I REALIZED THAT MY BOOK CORNER WAS LOW ,SO I WENT TO MY LOCAL SUPERSTORE TO SCAN THE SHELVES FOR SOME NEW RELEASES I COULD SHARE WITH MY LOVED ONES.LOOK OUT OPRAH!!!!!!!!!!WHEN I CAME UPON THIS BOOK I SAT ON THE FLOOR TO SKIM THROUGH IT AND WOUND UP STAYING UNTIL CLOSING TIME UNTIL I HAD FINISHED.MS. BROOKE IS A SENSITIVE TALENT,A WRITING TREASURE AND A BRILLIANT AUTHOR.WHEN YOU READ THIS BOOK ABOUT LOSS,YOU HAVE SO MUCH TO GAIN!

Comfort Food For The Soul

Jill Brooke has written a compassionate book that will be a source of great comfort to all of those who read it. Jill deals with the subject of loss in a way that is sure to help make anyone feel better about their personal situation. One can never escape being touched by death during the course of one's life, but a book like this eases the pain and allows one to focus on the positive that is left behind when a loved one passes. I would highly recommend this book to everyone.