Book Review: 7 Lessons from Heaven: How Dying Taught Me to Live a Joy Filled Life by Dr. Mary Neal - Non-fiction

In this follow-up book, entitled, 7 Lessons from Heaven: How Dying Taught Me to Live a Joy Filled Life, Dr. Mary Neal describes her chance meetings and conversations with Jesus, an understanding of the reality of Heaven and its profound impact on her daily life on Earth.

This spiritual awakening began when Dr. Neal was in a kayaking accident in 1999 that took her life; this experience is outlined in her first book entitled, To Heaven and Back. Neal, appropriately, contextualizes the accident to amplify her sense of spirituality in her daily living activities. 

As an orthopedic surgeon she indicates how she “second- guesses” her spiritual experiences of her accident and what was it that brought her back to life from death. Her explanation is well-researched with no scientific conclusions other than believing in the spiritual aspect of what happened to her. She died and was brought back to life through the intervention of Jesus. While in this state of being spiritually uplifted she tells about her meetings and conversations with Jesus. It is an inexplicable account of the impact of the reality of Heaven and how it can shape one’s life in a radiantly and joyful manner while on Earth. There are many stories of other people’s experiences that foster looking for opened doors and walking through them to enable a better lifestyle. She stresses the importance of living in the present. Even though many questions surface, it defies medical science, leaving the reader to accept these inexplicable accounts of being spiritually enlightened by “coincidental” incidences.

7 Lessons from Heaven: How Dying Taught Me to Live a Joy Filled Life is an inspiring book.