Nothing Left Unsaid: Creating a Healing Legacy with Final Words and Letters Book

With the last will and testament, our culture has a way to settle estates and material possessions. But we don’t have a ritual for bequeathing messages of love, forgiveness, life lessons, hope, and personal legacy. Now, Nothing Left Unsaid is the first-ever nondenominational guide—at once practical and inspiring—that shows how to craft “Final Words,” a last communication to leave behind for a spouse, parent, friend, son, daughter, or grandchildren. These final healing words offer our survivors a sense of tangible closure—whether in the event of a sudden death, terminal illness, or the end of a long and well-lived life. Legacy Letters similarly provide a way to express sentiments to loved ones as they approach the end of their lives. Both legacies ensure that nothing is left unsaid.

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In this poignant volume, developmental psychologist and licensed counselor Polyce-Lynch guides readers through writing final messages to their loved ones. This is not just about dying, says the author, but about healing grief and bringing deeper meaning to life right now. Drawing on numerous case studies and personal narratives, she makes the point that both the writer and the recipient need the expressions of love, regret, hope, forgiveness, blessing, and good-bye to help transcend grief and deal with aspects of closure. Offered are templates for "Final Words," to be read after one dies, and "Legacy Letters," to be read while both the writer and the reader are alive. This well-written book offers excellent information. Highly recommended for all libraries. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.