In October 2003, Patti Digh’s stepfather was diagnosed with lung cancer. He died 37 days later. The timeframe made an impression on her. What emerged was a commitment to ask herself every morning: What would I be doing today if I had only 37 days left to live? The answers changed her life and led to this new kind of book. Part meditation, part how-to guide, part memoir, Life is a Verb is all heart. 

Within these pages—enhanced by original artwork and wide, inviting margins ready to be written in—Digh identifies six core practices to jump-start a meaningful life: Say Yes, Trust Yourself, Slow Down, Be Generous, Speak Up, and Love More. Within this framework she supplies 37 edgy, funny, and literary life stories, each followed by a “do it now” 10-minute exercise as well as a practice to try for 37 days—and perhaps the rest of your life.

Preface                         Why 37 days?

Chapter 1                     Write to remember

Chapter 2                     Start with I

Chapter 3                     Intention

Chapter 4                     Insight

Chapter 5                     Intuition

Chapter 6                     Integrity

Chapter 7                     Inclusion

Chapter 8                     Intensity

Chapter 9                     Live an Irresistible Obituary

Afterword

Acknowledgements