How to Survive Life (and Death): A Guide for Happiness in This World and Beyond

by Robert Kopecky

Overview

Essential life lessons gained from near-death experiences: "A simple guide for becoming grateful for one's life and fearless about one's inevitable death" (Patheos Reviews).
 
Over the years, Emmy-nominated art director Robert Kopecky has had three separate near-death experiences, giving him a unique expertise on the transition we call dying—and on the realities that lie beyond this life. What he brought back from the other side was a book not just about surviving life and death, but about learning how to live. For Robert, it is essential to live every day with radical kindness, radical forgiveness, and radical surrender.
 
One of the most common fears among human beings is the fear of death. In How to Survive Life (and Death), Kopecky shows us the other side of our fears about dying—and living. Heartfelt, candid, and personal, Robert's stories and insights urge us to take a chance, learn something new, and go about life with an open heart.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781609259501
Publisher:	Mango Media
Publication date:	12/06/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	186
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Robert Kopecky is an Emmy-nominated animation designer who designed the credits for Showtime's Weeds(ital), WordWorld(ital) for PBS Kids, and more. His spiritual writing appears at Gaia, The Mindful Word, Innerself, BeliefNet, and elsewhere. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Sue Pike, The Animal Talker (SuePikeEnergy.com). Visit him at http://RobertKopecky.blogspot.com

Read an Excerpt

““When you travel simply and lightly, with humility and curiosity and open-heartedness, you're bound to discover the most beautiful things—about yourself, everyone else, and Life. You learn the rewards of simply showing up and being the best person you know how to be—without expecting anything in return, except maybe the chance to learn something new, and to share Love. Why not make your ‘travel’ plans through Life like that?” —from the book

Table of Contents

Preface ix

An Introduction to Aloha-Saying Hello and Goodbye xxv

Why Me-and Everybody Else? 1

So What's the Matter? 11

Are We on a Honky-Tonk Merry-Go-Round? 15

Wear What You've Got On-and Leave the Baggage Behind 23

I'll Have Extra Happiness-To Go! 29

Love Is the Medium, the Small, and the Large 35

Time to Tie Your Loose Ends Up 43

And Now a Few Scenes from Another Close Call 53

The Fat Lady Never Sings-Unless You're at the Opera 61

Fear Is Funny-Ask a Bear, a Crocodile, or the Elephant in the Room 69

It Hurts When I Do This 77

A Baby Boom Goes Boom! 93

Can a Person Get a Little Privacy Around Here? 105

You Can Get Away with It (If It's an Inside Job) 113

The Third Tip for True Happiness 121

The Hardest Part Is Always the Parting Part 127

How Dark Does "The Darkest" Have to Get? 141

The Last Time I Checked (Out), I Was in Arizona 149

Exit at the Top-Or May We Have Our Check Now? 161

How to Meet Anyone, Including Your Maker 179

Appendix: Some Parting Thoughts 183

Editorial Reviews

"Articulate, profound, and accessible guide to what it means to live a good life and experience a good death." History Book Club

Reviews

"Articulate, profound, and accessible guide to what it means to live a good life and experience a good death." -History Book Club

"This unabashedly positive book may not leave all readers confident that they can master the afterlife, but it will surely cause many to reconsider their fear of death and dying. And that may be mastery enough." -Barry Silverstein, Foreword Reviews

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