TY - BOOK AU - Byock,Ira TI - The four things that matter most: a book about living SN - 0743249097 PY - 2004/// CY - New York PB - Free Press KW - Conduct of life KW - Interpersonal communication KW - Interpersonal relations KW - Communication KW - Emotions KW - Love N1 - Includes index; Saying the four things -- The Healing power of words -- Completing relationships -- Transformations -- Loved ones live on inside us -- Resolving a legacy of pain -- The Emotional economics of forgiveness -- Extreme acts of forgiveness -- Forgiving yourself -- Living with uncertainty and illness -- Practicing gratitude -- The Unexpected grace of reconnection -- The Family dynamics of gratitude -- Creative ways of saying the four things -- Loving the body -- Living every day as if it were your first-or last -- Lives intertwined with love -- Nothing left unsaid -- The Mysterious magic of some good-byes -- Good-byes that are gifts through time -- Good-byes that celebrate life -- Afterword: Reflections before good-bye ER -