overcoming lifes disappointments
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Rabbi Kushner is such a great writer. His style is direct and personal. It is easy to read and follow. You can skip around from chapter to chapter and still gain a lot of insight. It does not necessarily have to be read from cover to cover. Rabbi Kushner is obviously very grounded and in touch with what people need to know and how to convey information that can be quite philosophical.
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Great book for those times in your life when you can not understand suffering, transitions, or any thing life throws at you.
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Not a "how to" book but gleaning from others situations.  Some of these folks faced pure disaster and overcame the situation to acheive success.  A few stories made me ashamed to complain about my station in life.
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What do you do when life throws you curves?  This is the question that the author answers through true stories of 14 different women plus Biblical women who have faced challenges in life.
Many of the women have had trials and difficulties that would completely crush the average person, but all overcame them through their faith in God.  Some of the women faced cancer, disease, death of a spouse or child, financial problems, etc, but God gave them Grace and help in each situation. It also provides a section with scripture and Biblical help for life's daily struggles and problems.
This is an uplifting book that causes you to ponder what you would do in similar situations. It gives the reader a new appreciation of the the blessings of life. It is an interesting read anytime, but would make a wonderful gift and be very helpful for anyone going through similar problems of life. Highly recommend.
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A refreshing view on focusing on one's strengths and using them to overcome life's challenges rather than bemoaning one's weaknesses and becoming more entrenched in feelings of helplessness.  The author doesn't suggest ignoring our weaknesses but overcoming them through our strengths rather than vainly trying to overcome our weaknesses by focusing on them and ignoring our only hope of overcoming them, i.e. through our strengths.
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How many times have you looked in the mirror only to see failure and misery? Every area of life seems to be aone more area of disappointment: work, home, career, etc. Life becomes a laundry list of things you would do and should do... BUT there is always some justifiable reason for falling short. "Getting To Did!" helps you get past the BUT in your life so you can look in the mirror without regrets. Join Sam and follow him on his journey to rebuild his life and future.

Edwin Crozier's book helps cast off the doubts and fears that imprison us from reaching forward and achieving our dreams. The book has great strategies to help you be a better you. Each chapter provides a new tool to improve your life. Not just your business life--every area of your life! Don't put off ordering this book. Buy it. Read it. Live it.
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Little Failure by Gary Shteyngart is a memoir about his childhood in Leningrad and how his lifestyle changed once he and his family immigrated to America. Gary grew up to be a writer, which his mother saw as an unprofitable field and would rather have had her son go into law or medicine. As a result of her disapproval of her son, Garys mother gave him the nickname of little failure. From this nickname, Gary further expected to fail at everything and went through his adult life attempting to succeed at writing, but failing to be published multiple times. As Gary attempts to assimilate in America, but still keep his Russian roots, he finds a middle ground by writing about his heritage while becoming more of an Americanized man. Throughout the book the author portrays a common message of the importance remembering ones heritage and roots, but also accepting the personal change that occurs when one enters a new environment. The author also emphasizes the importance of one not quitting when one fails multiple times at a task or goal because humans learn through their failures, which is what makes us better in the end to achieve our goals at a deeper level. Overall, I enjoyed reading this novel because the reader is able to observe the authors growth and success, but his outcome is not given away in the beginning of the novel. However, I did not like reading the first 100 pages, or so, because the author seemed to only be complaining about his childhood and failure to become published. The authors humor was also not very good in the first half, compared to the second half of the book when it wasn't so forced and the reader naturally laughed. I recommend reading this book, and others like it such as The Glass Castle, because both novels give realistic perspective on failure or hard times, but each author succeeds in the end as a result of their personal growth. I rate this book very highly because the author achieves a level of relation with the reader, even if the reader has never been an immigrant, because everyone has failed at some point in their lives.
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This book is an account of the authors experiences when he made the decision to surrender to what life was doing rather than himself trying to control life.  If you go into this book with expectations or questions as to why he did not spend more time on this or that subject or explain some event more in depth, you may be disappointed.  Dont read the  Surrender Experiment with the hopes of learning techniques that will get you rich, find the love of your life, bring you fame, or whatever it is you believe will make you happy.  If that is your intention, you have missed the point.

While reading the book, I saw a person yearning for a higher meaning or purpose in their life.  He wanted to see what would happen if he let the guiding forces of the universe be in charge of his life rather than his ego or personal self.  It was about accepting the wisdom of something much higher than yourself.

As I read the book, I could see his personal self was quietly disappearing as he let his ego diminish by not controlling lifes events.  He danced with life, allowing life to lead, not knowing how the dance would end.  By the unfolding of lifes events, he was able to surrender to the biggest challenge YET that life had to offer.  This event was giving him the opportunity to be born into a much higher self.  It reminded me of this statement taken from a very old book that says something like, One must die to be reborn.  Perhaps if people tried to live the real teachings, there would be a little more happiness in the world.  With happiness, comes peace.  Maybe by surrendering your personal self, your burden will become light too.

Ultimately, this book gave me a clearer understanding what letting go is all about.  If you can look beyond the authors own experiences, you may come to the realization that there is an underlying message already spoken by great spiritual masters that point in the same direction.
Read this book and see for yourself!
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This is a wonderful book! It shows us that there are ways to cope with the worst happenings in life.
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This book is not just a voyage to far-flung destinations  Kenya, Germany, France, the U.S. and the U.K. It is a personal journey of overcoming self loathing and of conquering inner demons impeding happiness. Adequately addressing sexual identity and family dynamics spurs the characters to find a new way of living when the old patterns don't work. Spiritual maturity becomes the goal for alleviating the haunting sorrow of the characters in this book.
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With nothing but respect to Max Lucado, I fear (no pun intended) that this book was a case of mistaken identity for me. From reading the book summary, I got the impression that this would be a tome filled with inspiration from the author's own stories and life experience and that of others around him about how they overcame the fear that plagues our everyday life.

Scanning the table of content, I saw the book was broken down into chapters dealing with many of the fears we all face - losing our jobs, concern for our kids, fear of death, etc., heightening the expectation of learning ways others quell their fears about such imminent and stressful issues. At the onset, the book further validated these thoughts, when Max introduced Fearless with a touching, inspirational story about his brother and his spiral into alcoholism and his courageous climb back out.

Instead of inspirational stories the reader is given multiple quotes from the Bible that are relevant to each issue, meant to provide strength and assurance through God's word. Although I can respect and appreciate those who find comfort through His words, others may prefer to share in the real-life  tribulations and triumphs of their fellow man who are going through the same trying times that they are.
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I enjoyed this book. From sadness to happiness is what I like
About this book. Conquering the struggles of life are important for everyone. This book shows that it can be successful.
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GODLY SUCCESS BY MORNAY JOHNSON

Everyone has potential, but how to use what you have is sometimes challenging to discern and put into motion in life. Success is possible and yet, in these changing times there seems to be a lot of confusion about what works. Both Government and Society as a whole are swimming in a pool of confusion about what to do next, and what will take us past our present economic distress. Success seems elusive, but is it? Not as far as God is concerned!

God has never meant that his people be confused about life. There are answers, and in this book you will find tools that will help you find your course in life that will foster success. Learning to analyze situations, and see God's way through the fog is imperative, and yet, we are impatient to get to the next place. God is not. He is willing to press in for the right timing in life to bring out a particular effect. Man seems to miss this detail and often presses when it is time to wait, and wait when it's time to move forward. Our job is to learn the voice of the Lord in our lives, find out what He is saying and the timing of our next move; then proceed as He speaks to us. God will open doors, the word says so; but are we moving with Him or just in our own idea of what works? Here you will find information and encouragement that will take you to the place of effective use of time, plans, and create a sense of purpose in what you are doing. The elusiveness of success will begin to fade away, and you will begin to see clearly what you did not see previously. We need to assess what is the right direction, plan for it, make the right investment of time, skill, networking, effort and do it at the right time so that we move forward in our plans for optimal success.

God is not confused about how to get you there, but we need His plan, and fortunately a lot of the maze has been made clear within the pages of this book. Expect that you will move forward in life, and that you will change some long standing mindsets that have been hindrances to you in the past. Move forward and read with expectation, as you will be taken to a new place as you apply the instruction and wisdom from the pages of this book. I wish you blessing as you proceed, because God is faithful who promised, and He is the source of success and the planner of your destiny. We need to flow with Him in understanding and obedience, and faith -- the rest He will impart! Every open door is His doing!

One of the statements that stayed with me, and reinforced the truth about God's work in our desires for success was the following -- "They will discover that the flow of the Spirit within them will carry them to the top" (page 48). Let God now help you find your purpose, direct your choices and help you take the steps that will cause you to rise to the top! Trust Holy Spirit! God's plans for you are good!

McCaldwell

Godly Success: God's Blueprint for Success and Prosperity in Your Life
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One of my favorite chapters was on limitations. Here is a paraphrased quote: "The limitations God puts on your life might just be the catalyst to a creative solution to life's most impossible problems."
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Inspirational story about a man overcoming failure. The American dream.
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While the life this book tells of is through the eyes of a coach, any reader seeking to enrich their own understanding and perspective of not just their own life, but the life around them can walk away stronger after reading this book.  That is, by and large, due to the fact that this book infuses concepts of not simply attitude, but also approach and how to construct strong relationships with others to achieve specific goals.

It really does not matter who you are - disappointment in life is an inevitability.  Avoiding disappointment is not the trick to be successful, but rather, setting goals and being tough enough to work at them everyday is.  The underlying theme of this book, in my eyes, is what that is all about.  In setting goals, be it for business or personal strivings, one is giving themselves a framework to operate within, which is essential to dealing with disappointment.  Even when things do not go perfectly on one day, having that framework can keep goals in front of us.  Having the ATTITUDE to remember that, and to go to work the next day with a head held high, is the crux of Sullivan's message.  I used this book, in conjunction with my own experiences, to achieve a stronger idea of what going to battle for success is all about.
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A book that brutally describes what addiction is like, from the viewpoint of an addict, and how to overcome addiction is "The Other Great Depression".  Written by comedian Richard Lewis, we learn how he has overcome three decades of alcohol and drug addiction with seven years of sobriety.  His book analyzes how youthful traumas and adult insecurities lead to anxieties, depression, alcohol, and drugs.  It was Richard Lewis's realization that his lifestyle was leading towards death and that he wanted to live that enabled him to win his struggle to overcome addicitons and regain his life.
  Richard Lewis presents many deep personal thoughts about the pressures of youth, dating, and the entertainment worlds to present his own road to the depths of depression and alcoholism.  His description of his struggle to overcome his difficulties, which came from his own realization of his need for survival along with assistance from caring friends and his sprituality, brings encouragement to people seeking to overcome their addictions.
  One key point Richard Lewis makes is that addicts are screaming for help, even when they deny they need assistance.  All too often, we ignore their pleas, in part because many addicts do not know how to ask for help.  Addiction can be helped.  It may not be easy.  Ignoring the addiction is not the way to provide that help.