<DIV><DIV><DIV><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">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, <B><I>Life is a Verb</I></B> is all heart. </p><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">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.</p></DIV></DIV></DIV>