Staring At The Sun by Irvin D. Yalom

This deeply encouraging book is a profoundly encouraging look at the universal issue of mortality in Irv Yalom's inimitable style of story-telling. Dr. Yalom's magisterial book, encompassing a lifetime of work and personal experience, makes it clear that many of our anxieties stem from the fear of death. Awakening experiences often involve dreams, losses (deaths of loved ones, divorces, job losses, the loss of one's home), illnesses, traumas, or aging.

As we confront our own mortality, Dr. Yalom writes, we are led to rethink our priorities, communicate more deeply with those we love, appreciate more deeply the beauty of life, and be more willing to take the risks necessary for personal fulfillment.