There’ve been a few letters from young adults that I’ve put on the back burner over the last six months, but the similarities between them don’t seem to decrease, as with the latest of this week. With this latest one, I wanted to strongly encourage anyone going through similar situations to talk to an adult or call a helpline and speak to anyone who will listen. The National Sexual Assault Hotline has confidential (anonymous) help 24/7 and can be reached at 1.800.656.4673 or find them at online.rainn.org. My story revealed in the above two books only ended after intervention with kindhearted ..read more

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Living beside the water should be peaceful until the bodies of mystery infants wash ashore. A nightmare scenario unfolds: the third in a string of dead bodies turns up in the suburban lake, rekindling the mysterious occurrence. Each is a premature baby, and they were delivered a year apart. DNA tests show they’re all related half-siblings with no mother in sight. No one around the vicinity can venture a guess as to whose offspring they are. Disturbed by the gruesome discoveries, the residents challenge the police to find the mythical woman responsible for the serial deaths. Moving ahead ten y ..read more

The Soul’s Journey into the Mystery of Mysteries This is another book in that same first class in Spirituality & Resilience about which I had to lead a discussion. The book was rather intimidating at first because I questioned the existence of a God. Despite growing up catholic, I strayed from religion and sought something more intellectual. So, this book challenged me. The author begins by going into telling us that our search to find God is narrowed down to a response of the brain which Chopra calls the “God response.” It falls into seven definite events taking place inside the brain an ..read more

This book encourages you to detach from the causes of suffering, embrace your psychological pain, identify your values, and take action towards those values. It is all based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) which focuses on mindfulness techniques, acceptance, and value-centric living. The author pretty much outlines the path out of suffering and towards full engagement of life. When people believe their negative thoughts and incorporate them into their personal identity, their perspective becomes severely limited, and suffering becomes twofold. There is pain of the presence like anx ..read more

Simple Ways to Keep the Little Things from Taking Over your Life This book is similar to the last book on Zen philosophy that I reviewed which was The Art of Simple Living. It consists of 100 suggestions to simplify your life and starts by noting things about our volatile world such as entertainment is more attractive than education, personal gain rates higher than personal growth, and being selfless is less attractive than taking selfies. We’re in an age where we are immobilized by little things that get in the way of what we want. So, when it seems to many of us that society has lost its wa ..read more

Photo by Binti Malu on Pexels.com How do you see your life 5, 10, or 20 years from now? The level of progress you have made already this year The little things you do that change the quality of your life Your situation as pathway to your dreams Appreciating the little things What your life looks like to others What you have effectively achieved in your life What different choices exist outside of your default perspective? How you might conceivably invest more energy into said work that merits your time and consideration. How you can help others Other individuals’ inspirations and wants The tr ..read more

Photo by Lisa Fotios on Pexels.com They’re always careful not to let their emotions interfere with communicating with other people. They don’t directly criticize what they believe is unacceptable. They take their time before acting to criticism. They don’t take what they feel about someone as fact. They don’t judge people by one mistake, rather they’re careful with the language they use with them in order to change them to who they want. They don’t play around with words. They try as much to see people’s perspective and never take it personal. They don’t take advantage of people’s ignorance ..read more

Photo by Liza Summer on Pexels.com Your habits and thought patterns are what determines your mood Don’t allow your fears and impulses to decide how you craft out your day Doing more different things do not justify happiness, rather doing the same thing in a more different way Regulating your daily actions limits you to fear and prevents you from actually enjoying something Routine are fears of the unknown, it makes us believe we’ve done something before and not afraid to try Routine gives the feeling of validation where you consistently reaffirm what you’ve already done Training your body res ..read more

This bestseller contains uplifting and encouraging words to help you change your perception of the world around you. It is a personal action plan to improve your way of thinking. It focuses on specific areas of life that need attention, such as money and self-worth, and assures that with persistence you will achieve success in these areas. This book gives you the motivation to improve your life. We live in a “yes” universe which always says yes to us no matter what we choose to think or believe. Our thoughts create our future. Whether we think prosperity or poverty, the universe says yes to i ..read more