Always Hope Always Possibility

It took time and support from others for me to find the value in the suffering I experienced in the early years of my life. I think I don’t have a mystical point of view about it and yet how could I have written the book Living Hope, Steps to Leaving Suffering Behind (2015)? It felt guided, important, healing and needed since everyone has suffered some.

My first book

In my twenties I was encouraged to journal every day, I had a coach who asked me to read my entries to her. Those writings made it surprisingly easy to write my first book. It was like having reference material to guide me.

The writing process was cathartic bringing me to tears often as I explained the house fire when I was two, losing my father and sisters, the abuse I experienced from a family member and the murder of my mother when I was twenty-five. It is worth noting here, I survived the fire because my father carried me outside before going back into the house to attempt to save my sisters (mom wasn’t home at the time). In this book, some of the chapter titles are loss, healing, surrender, trust, forgiveness, sacrifice and love.

Fortunately reading Living Hope isn’t as heavy an experience as it sounds like it could be. In fact, several readers said they found it inspirational and encouraging to releasing their struggles with their past and moving forward feeling less encumbered, less burdened.

The back of my book includes a check off list of tools and practices (for leaving suffering behind) and a Venn diagram exercise to consider how much one spends "being vs doing" in their life (i.e. we are often good at doing and avoid the state of just being; being present and being real for example.)

This book is available on Amazon and through Barnes and Noble.