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Having my first read of “A Good Life”, I was touched, troubled, tantalized, and then tranquil, with a sense of direction, hope and peace for the future.
We live
so easily in denial until something unforeseen happens that cracks
our false sense of security. As this beautiful book
reminds us, expressing our love in forward planning and preparation is a gift to our child
and family.
This book is a love story of family and a love story of parents offering other parents a path to peace of mind and heart. Living life in interconnectedness is like a relay race. It is ‘doing’ as a collective, and passing the relay torch on for others to carry forward.
As
this book describes, the torch is our love and caring for our child or
relative, and the relay is our loved one's life journey.
To pass the torch we must learn to ‘let go’ and ‘let
others’. And for me, this
is the message woven through “A Good Life” -- the gift of love expanding and
enduring beyond.
-- Cathy Anthony, Parent, and Executive Director,
Family Support Institute, British Columbia