Bøker av Timothy Tosta

Timothy Tosta, author of # DEATHtweet Book 02: 140 Perspectives on Being a Supportive Witness to the End of Life, is an innovative, insightful and evocative speaker and writer. He is a cancer survivor, a seasoned hospice volunteer and an executive coach. He also is one of California's leading land use and environmental attorneys. Following on the resounding success of Tim's earlier book, # DEATHtweet Book 01: A Well Lived Life through 140 Perspectives on Death and its Teachings, in which he disarms and demystifies death to expose its teachings on living a life filled with meaning and happiness, this volume offers direction to caregivers, family and friends in supporting a parent, sibling, spouse, child or friend at the end of life. How do you forge the helping bond, manifesting your empathy, compassion and kindness? How do you face your own fears and uncertainties in this daunting task? How do you address another's pain and suffering? In bite-sized perspectives, the book describes two journeys--the heroic journey of the witness and the freeing journey of the other at the end of life. It offers perspectives on death and distinguishes pain and suffering. It addresses preparation for the role of witness and the work itself. Finally, it speaks to the difficult matters of compassion fatigue, active dying and grief. Tim's personal experiences as a cancer survivor, hospice volunteer and being with his own parents at the end of their lives combine with his coach's humanism and lawyer's insight to create unique, rich and welcoming perspectives to the end of life experience. As life must come to an end, it should do so with the caring, compassion and love proposed by these 140 offerings. # DEATHtweet Book02 is part of the THINKaha series whose 100-page books contain 140 considered insights (tweets/ahas!).

Birth is life's first miracle, shrouded in awe and mystery. Death, however, remains the proverbial elephant in the room--real and looming, but ignored. Death deserves more credit than it receives. Together with birth, death forms the container that shapes our lives. If we choose to acknowledge it, death offers a framework for examining life and living it more consciously, meaningfully, and lovingly. '#DEATHtweet Book01' seeks to disarm and demystify death, to expose its teachings, to guide us toward a life filled with purpose and meaning, allowing us to experience ourselves and our world in all its abundance. In 140 bite-sized perspectives, Timothy Tosta--attorney, author, cancer survivor, and seasoned volunteer hospice worker--shares with us the lessons he has learned from his own encounters with death. '#DEATHtweet Book01' inspires us to see our life experience as an incredible gift, to approach every human interaction with awareness and generosity, and to find meaning, balance, and happiness in our lives. Here is what others are saying about '#DEATHtweet Book01': "In this beautiful book, the lessons are entirely about living--how to create happier, richer lives. Each tweet is lovely in itself and part of a fabric that moves me and makes me think differently about my own life." Rick Foster, CoAuthor of 'How We Choose to Be Happy' and 'Choosing Brilliant Health' "Like snowflakes, each tweet is unique, perfect. With death as a backdrop, the effect of their cascading one upon the other is breathtaking!" Megory Anderson, Author of 'Sacred Dying' "'#DEATHtweet Book01' powerfully and beautifully captures the complexities of what it means to be human: to love, to ache, to live and yes, to die." Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow, Pastor, Mission Bay Community Church "'#Deathtweet Book01' is a thought-provoking, and ultimately inspiring, meditation on living well." Karen Janowski, Partner, Ecostrategy Group '#DEATHtweet Book01' is part of the THINKaha series whose 100-page books contain 140 well-thought-out quotes (tweets/ahas).