A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing
by Bronnie Ware
Recommended by Maples, Jr. and Mike Maples, Jr.
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Philosophy, and Psychology.
After too many years of unfulfilling work, Bronnie Ware began searching for a job with heart. Despite having no formal qualifications or experience, she found herself working in palliative care. Over the years she spent tending to the needs of those who were dying, Bronnie's life was transformed. Later, she wrote an Internet blog about the most com...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Philosophy, and Psychology.
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Maples, Jr.
“The author was a hospice nurse who had spent time with people in the last 90 days of their life. And she would learn like what their regrets were.”
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Consider The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy. Recommended by 8 sources.
“Soft-spoken, heavily illustrated fable built from short dialogues and watercolor sketches. Each spread pairs a spare line of text with a loose drawing, so the pleasure is visual and aphoristic rather than narrative; readers collect felt-true sentences more than plot. Most useful when you want quick consolations, a prompt for conversation with a child, or a pause during a rough day. Limiting if you want sustained argument, concrete advice, or tightly plotted storytelling: the repetition of gentleness can feel sentimental or thin after a while.”
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