My Last Wishes...: A Journal of Life, Love, Laughs, & a Few Final Notes

by Joy Meredith

Overview

If you're like most people, you've probably wondered what will happen after you're gone. What will you wear to your funeral? What will your obituary say? Will the people in your life know that you loved them? Formatted like a journal and intermingled with charmingly helpful tips and witty, expert advice, My Last Wishes provides you with the chance to leave behind the answers to these questions and many more. It's the ultimate gift to give yourself and your loved ones. What's more, filling it out inspires you to treasure your life today, and look forward to the life you have yet to live.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780061750045
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	10/13/2009
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	597 KB

About the Author

Joy Meredith is an expert on appreciating life and discussing death. After losing several of the people she has loved, Joy knows firsthand what it is like to be left without any instructions for carrying out a loved one's final wishes. A writer, consultant, and the creator of ME Mapping, she lives and leads workshops in the Chicagoland area.

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My Last Wishes...
A Journal of Life, Love, Laughs, & a Few Final Notes

Chapter One

Your Life

What's life all about? Yeah, I'm not sure either. The better question might be: How's your life going? Before we even get into a discussion about death, let's take a quick look at your life and see if there are some things to be noted there. How many of us have actually taken the time to tell our loved ones all that we want them to know about our lives? Now is your chance.

The following questions will help get you in the frame of mind to start pinpointing who and what is important in your life. First, let's look at the love in your life.

My Last Wishes...
A Journal of Life, Love, Laughs, & a Few Final Notes. Copyright © by Joy Meredith. Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. Available now wherever books are sold.

Editorial Reviews

A wonderful and easy-to-use resource for everyone and especially for those facing a life-challenging illness.” — David Kessler, author of The Needs of the Dying and On Grief and Grieving with Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

“Provides us with a guide for invaluable conversations so that we can make this vital passage more peaceful.” — Virginia Morris, author of Talking About Death and How to Care for Aging Parents

From the Publisher

Provides us with a guide for invaluable conversations so that we can make this vital passage more peaceful.

Virginia Morris

A wonderful and easy-to-use resource for everyone and especially for those facing a life-challenging illness.

David Kessler