One Month to Live: Thirty Days to a No-Regrets Life

by Kerry Shook and Chris Shook

Book Overview

CBA BESTSELLER "If you want new urgency, fresh purpose, and a sharper focus for your life, then this book is for you. Read it and your future may be changed forever " --Lee Strobel, best-selling author of The Case for Christ and The Case for the Real Jesus Are you suffering from "someday" syndrome--always waiting for someday when your schedule calms down, your finances improve, or your kids grow up so you can begin to live the life you've always dreamed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307730964
• ISBN13: 9780307730961
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Waterbrook Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

One Month to Live Guidebook

If you are reading the book then you need to purchase the guidebook. It is a great compliment to the study. The guidebook takes each section making you go deeper into the material. I've really enjoyed it.

Must read for everyone.

Great book!! Must read for everyone. Take time to read this if you want your life changed forever!!

Life Changing

Living the dash has taken on a new meaning for me and my family. We now make every decision by thinking first - if we only had 30 days to live - what would we do? I think readers will find this book very helpful in prioritizing their lives and making the most out of everyday. This book will also help guide you to a deeper spiritual walk with Christ.

Seize the day!

I was inspired by this book immediately, right from its introduction titled "Living the dash." The authors use that phrase to refer to the dash between the birth and death dates on headstones. The dash represents a lifetime. What a person does during that dash, the authors point out, is completely in his or her hands. The authors challenge you -- literally -- to make the most of it, to open your eyes and live each day with enthusiasm and meaning. The first page has a contract to sign called "The One-Month-To-Live Challenge" which states "I commit with God's strength to live the next thirty days as if they are my last so I can experience life to the full!" There is a spot for your signature and a spot for a friend to sign as a witness. The rest of the book serves as a day-by-day manual for your monthlong conversion. There's a chapter for each day. Each one opens with two inspiring quotes (from people as varied as Helen Keller, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Maya Angelou) and includes questions to help you examine your life from a particular perspective. At the end of each chapter are three ways to act on the topic, for example making a list of five things you'd change about your life if you only had a month to live, or going outside and looking at the stars. Though "One Month to Live" is filled with Biblical verses and stories, its message, and approach, can easily work for those of any faith. Living life to the fullest: What a terrific goal! As George Eliot wrote, in a quote from chapter 8: "It is never too late to be what you might have been." Here is the book's table of contents: Day 1: Introduction -- Living the dash Principle 1: Live Passionately Day 2: Roller Coaster -- Riding the Big Dipper Day 3: Time Squared -- Spending your most valuable resource Day 4: Power Surge -- Connecting with the ultimate source Day 5: Oxygen Mask -- Breathing first Day 6: Monkey Bars -- Risking greatness Day 7: Dreamsicle -- Thawing out your frozen dreams Day 8: Kick Start -- Living life full throttle Principle 2: Love Completely Day 9: Heart of the Matter -- Relating and not waiting Day 10: Ocean -- Exploring the depths of forgiveness Day 11: Everest -- Scaling the obstacles to unity Day 12: Boxing Ring -- Resolving conflicts by fighting fair Day 13: Sandpaper -- Smoothing the edges Day 14: The Gift -- Thanking those around you Day 15: Last Call -- Revealing your heart Principle 3: Learn Humbly Day 16: Star Power -- Discovering who you were meant to be Day 17: GPS -- Finding your direction Day 18: Hurricane -- Withstanding the winds of change Day 19: Metamorphosis -- Changing from the inside out Day 20: Earthquake -- Building a foundation that lasts Day 21: Mulligan -- Playing with integrity Day 22: Road Signs -- Experiencing a personal miracle Principle 4: Leave Boldly Day 23: Sandcastles -- Creating a lasting legacy Day 24: Seeds -- Planting for the future Day 25: Sticks and Stones -- Using eternal building materials Day 26: Collisions -- Staying the course