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Beautiful People: The Compassionate Life of Elisabeth Kubler Ross

Beautiful People: The Compassionate Life of Elisabeth Kubler Ross

  “The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.” This deep and meaningful passage is often quoted, and serves as the inspirational for many people who are moving through grief, loss or other hardships. But who was the writer behind these comforting words? Read our mini biography of Elisabeth Kubler Ross, one of America’s eminent writers on grief. Elisabeth was born in 1926, one of a set of triplets. Experiencing life-threatening pneumonia...

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