Embracing
Change: Transforming Life's Challenges with Courage and Grace
David Malin.
Reviewed by Ashley Denis
David Malin
has created a wonderful, user-friendly book that invites his readers to
take a
look into themselves. Each chapter is
meant to be read in order, out of order, and re read over and over
again. Each section gives the reader
another piece
of advice that will help to aide them in their journey to becoming an
emotionally healthier person.
He leaves a
few pages blank at the end of his book so that the reader can jot down
notes as
they are reading. I found myself skeptical
of this, but as I finished the book I looked back and realized I had
filled all
of the pages with small comments. His
ability to relate every piece of advice he gives to a simple example,
such as
putting on your scuba gear to go deep sea diving into your self to do
some self
discovery, makes it impossible to be confused or bored.
His use of humor also makes it easier to read
something that may otherwise be uncomfortable.
“We may need to put on our hip waders and waterproof gear in
case we
experience any toxic waste or excess of that stinky stuff.” Here is he just starting the chapter on self
discovery.
The author
goes about the process of looking at ourselves and how we can deal with
things
in a very light and practical way. He
understands that this can be a sensitive subject, so he uses the humor
and
common, everyday examples to lighten your mood and your heart. He wants you to finish reading the book with
a sense of happiness and determination that you know what it takes to
start to
look deep inside of yourself. He doesn’t
want you to finish the book feeling tense, and depressed because you
found out
you are one of the millions who could benefit from change.
This book
is meant to be read by people of all ages. His writing style is very
simple and
meant to get straight to the point. This
is so that the reader can instantly get their wheels turning in their
mind
about relevant issues they may have.
He uses no
actual characters in his book so that readers can make themselves the
characters. He wants you to be the one
sitting behind the
wheel experiencing all of this knowledge, and not you reading about
someone
else and their experiences with it. He
invites you to use those blank pages at the end of the book to fill in
times
when you experienced Yin and Yang, sudden and gradual change, and
individuality,
just to name a few. This is a great bed
side table book to lay down under the covers and snuggle up to before
you shift
over to dream land.