Living Your Chosen Eulogy: Live Today How You Want to be Remembered
by Kian K. Dwyer
Published by Beavers Pond Press
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Reviewed by Connie Anderson
"Think about the eulogy you would want your best friend or family to read about you!"
Living Your Chosen Eulogy was written by a woman I met at writer's festival. She seemed to truly live her eulogy. Kindness and peace radiated from her.
This book's message is not about preparing for the end, but about living each day the best way possible. A eulogy is a tribute--high praise, showing respect, gratitude or affection, not a religious term--something that is usually read at funerals.
Dwyer believes that people should be able to tell who you are by the way you act, showing our choices and reactions to the world around us.
Each chapter has relevant quotes, many now in my "favorite's file." Her five chapters cover:
--Soul Discovery
--There's An Angel in All of Us
--Kill Them with Kindness
--Gifts from the Heart
--Living Your Chosen Eulogy
Dwyer wrote: If your closest friend or family had to use one word to describe you, what would they say? Ask them. Hmmm, that's both scary and thought-provoking and may be a humbling exercise for all of us.
When you travel your journey of daily events, be aware who travels at your side. What value does this person bring to you? What value do you bring to each other?
"If you listen to the wisdom in your soul and take action, you will find yourself headed in a direction that always leads to your highest good," says Dwyer.
"God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say 'thank you'? -- William A. Ward.
I really liked her chapter on thanks yous, a reminder we need often--that a thank you to someone could mean a lot and takes only a few of those 86,400 seconds to do it.
Armchair Interviews says: Each chapter ends with summarizing key points that really add to the value and allow you to quickly review and be reminded of the affirming thoughts in each chapter. What would your eulogy say, and would it please you?