Neighbor is excited to host our friends Here to Honor for their “Minding Our Mortality Book Club”. More info from the host here:
“Minding our Mortality” [MoM] events by Here to Honor provide opportunities for contemplative thought and conversation—designated time and space for considering our impermanence in ways that tap into our deepest human longings and shape how we face our finitude.
At our next Book Club gathering, we will be discussing Briefly Perfectly Human: Making an Authentic Life by Getting Real about the End by Alua Arthur. This New York Times bestseller is described as "a deeply transformative memoir that reframes how we think about death and how it can help us lead better, more fulfilling and authentic lives, from America's most visible death doula."
It is recommended that you read this book prior to our meeting at Neighbor on Wednesday evening, Nov 13th. Beverages and snacks will be provided.
A description of this book is excerpted from Bookshop.org below:
Briefly Perfectly Human is a life-changing, soul-gathering debut, by a writer whose empathy, tenderness, and wisdom shimmers on the page. Alua Arthur combines intimate storytelling with a passionate appeal for loving, courageous end-of-life care--what she calls "death embrace." Hers is a powerful testament to getting in touch with something deeper in our lives, by embracing the fact of our own mortality. "Hold that truth in your mind," Alua says, "and wondrous things will begin to grow around it."
Purchasing from Bookshop.org supports local bookstores as well as Here to Honor.
This is a free event, but you will have the option to make a suggested donation of $10 during the registration process—that would help us cover costs and is greatly appreciated! Register here.