A Beautiful Death: Keeping the Promise of Love

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE IS ABOUT TO DIE? In this compelling story of selfless courage and compassion, Cheryl Lafferty Eckl chronicles how she and her beloved husband, Stephen, moved beyond merely coping with his imminent death from colon cancer to approaching it as one of life's great mysteries--a process of profound learning, mutual devotion, and deep personal growth. Writing with stunning candor and immediacy, Cheryl takes the reader on a journey that plumbs the depths of loss and soars to the heights of the soul's release-even providing a powerful glimpse into the Other Side of life. A Beautiful Death will comfort and inspire you. It may even change how you view life's inevitable end.

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A Beautiful Death: Keeping the Promise of Love

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE IS ABOUT TO DIE? In this compelling story of selfless courage and compassion, Cheryl Lafferty Eckl chronicles how she and her beloved husband, Stephen, moved beyond merely coping with his imminent death from colon cancer to approaching it as one of life's great mysteries--a process of profound learning, mutual devotion, and deep personal growth. Writing with stunning candor and immediacy, Cheryl takes the reader on a journey that plumbs the depths of loss and soars to the heights of the soul's release-even providing a powerful glimpse into the Other Side of life. A Beautiful Death will comfort and inspire you. It may even change how you view life's inevitable end.

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A Beautiful Death: Keeping the Promise of Love

A Beautiful Death: Keeping the Promise of Love

by Cheryl Lafferty Eckl
A Beautiful Death: Keeping the Promise of Love

A Beautiful Death: Keeping the Promise of Love

by Cheryl Lafferty Eckl

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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE IS ABOUT TO DIE? In this compelling story of selfless courage and compassion, Cheryl Lafferty Eckl chronicles how she and her beloved husband, Stephen, moved beyond merely coping with his imminent death from colon cancer to approaching it as one of life's great mysteries--a process of profound learning, mutual devotion, and deep personal growth. Writing with stunning candor and immediacy, Cheryl takes the reader on a journey that plumbs the depths of loss and soars to the heights of the soul's release-even providing a powerful glimpse into the Other Side of life. A Beautiful Death will comfort and inspire you. It may even change how you view life's inevitable end.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780982810774
Publisher: FLYING CRANE PRESS
Publication date: 01/21/2015
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 284
File size: 3 MB

About the Author

Cheryl Lafferty Eckl is an award-winning author, a mystical poet and retreat facilitator. Since her husband's death from colon cancer in 2008, she has passionately dedicated her life to helping others walk the path of self-transcendence. Using her own experiences, she gives courageous voice to the challenge of dealing with volatile events. And she compassionately inspires those who are coping with life's most difficult transitions. A former musical comedy singer-actress, Cheryl delivers her practical wisdom with intelligence, humor, and real-life stories. Followers of her work know her as a devoted student of spiritual psychology and an insightful teacher who delights in sharing her profound understanding of the human heart. For more information about Cheryl and her forthcoming titles, please visit her website www.CherylEckl.com.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS

Preface to the Revised Edition: 

Coming Back to Original Purpose1

Prologue: Embracing the Journey3


Part OneA BEAUTIFUL LIFE

1The Heart Must Break9

2Searching for My Anam Ċara17

3He's the One21

4Two Hearts Make a Whole29

5Please, Make It Obvious37

6The Best Years of Our Lives 41


Part TwoROUGH WATER

7Shocks49

8Playing the Odds57

9Cancer Is Not Us63

10Surfing the Waves67

11Putting Cancer Behind Us75

12A Two-Part Mission79

13Why Not Us?85


Part ThreeMIDWIFE TO THE SOUL

14A Year of Lasts, 197

15A Year of Lasts, 2105

16A Touch of the Divine113

17Accepting What Is 121

18Running the Race135

19Approaching Death145


Part FourTHE OPEN DOOR

20In His Own Way159

21What Do the Signs Say?165

22Through the Doorway171

23The Genuine Heart of Joy181

24With Sheer Determination187

25The Postcard from Heaven193

26Touching Bottom201


Part FivePILGRIMAGE

27The Middle Place211

28Thin as Gossamer219

29Lost in My Story227

30Dark Nights of Eire235

31The Encounter243

32The Return251

33A Gift of Peace255


Epilogue: The Rest of the Story261

Acknowledgements265

Notes267

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