How much ‘health’ money is spent on increasing health rather than on fixing disease….? Things that made me go hmmmm I’m also looking forward to discussing with friends and family the thought-provoking premise that our modern medical system is deeply flawed because it focuses only on the elimination of disease and ‘victory’ over death, which is ultimately impossible because everyone dies. His holistic view of what ‘health’ means is very refreshing, coming from a doctor.Īs a practised and habitual worrier myself, I loved quotes such as, “Pay attention to the good stuff that happens every day and enjoy what IS, not what SHOULD have been or what MIGHT be.” Also, the thought that the same events in life can affect people very differently depending on their previous life experience, expectations and attitudes was a useful reminder and an inspiration to be more open-minded and positive. The author switches between telling his own story in a very honest but also humorous way and reflecting on his own philosophy of life and attitude towards death and suffering. This small book makes for gripping reading and I found it hard to put down at times. This book is not so much a story of his life as a story about his attitude to life and to his approaching death: that we should ‘enjoy every sandwich’ of our life and not spend energy worrying about how we think things ‘should’ be. One day he is diagnosed with terminal cancer. He is fifty-two, eats well, exercises, and meditates.
In the bestselling tradition of Tuesdays with Morrie, told with humor and heart, and deeply inspiring, Enjoy Every Sandwich distills everything Lee learned about how we find meaning, purpose, and peace in our lives.Lee Lipsenthal is a successful doctor, with a loving wife and two children. As Lee and his wife, Kathy, navigated his diagnosis, illness, and treatment, he discovered that he did not fear death, and that even as he was facing his own mortality, he felt more fully alive than ever before. The power of those beliefs was tested in July 2009, when Lee was diagnosed with esophageal cancer. In his own life, happily married and the proud father of two remarkable children, Lee was similarly committed to living his life fully and gratefully each day. from Enjoy Every SandwichĪs medical director of the famed Preventive Medicine Research Institute, Lee Lipsenthal helped thousands of patients struggling with disease to overcome their fears of pain and death and to embrace a more joyful way of living. I hope it will open the door for you to embrace your humanity, accept uncertainty, and live a life of gratitude. This book is a culmination of what I’ve learned.
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