Nothing Left Unsaid: Words to Help You and Your Loved Ones Through the Hardest Times

Carol Orsborn wrote Nothing Left Unsaid: Words to Help You and Your Loved Ones Through the Hardest Times to help people nurture their relationships while there is still time. She ?focuses on the experience of being with someone who is sick or dying, and encourages the reader to move to a new level of connection and relationship with the one they love.? Orsborn wrote it following her own experience with a personal health crisis and after a vigil with her critically-ill father. A master teacher and theologian, Orsborn has written ten other books applying spiritual philosophy to the challenges of life. She begins with a collection of inspirational readings, prayers, and affirmations from a variety of cultures and traditions. Brief essays from her personal experiences follow each of these, along with suggestions as to individuals may incorporate them in their own lives. Following that is a section of ?Rituals for Healing and Resolution.? Orsborn includes several techniques for releasing negative feelings such as guilt and grief. She also describes a forgiveness meditation and several methods of effective communication. The final section is designed to help with introspection. It contains questions which the individual may use for journaling, or to initiate conversations with loved ones. Orsborn?s desire is that her words will ?help you to grow your love and minimize your regret, come what may.? In Nothing Left Unsaid, she?s provided a compassionate and inspirational guide for anyone who is struggling with trying to find the right words to say at difficult time.

When my favorite aunt was dying, I didn't know how to deal with the pain and the emotion. Especially in the last few months when I was sitting there with her. This book helped both of us to come to terms with the big step that would be taken in both of our lives. I would reccomend this to anyone who is losing or has lost a loved one.