Professional Books — Review

Loving Your Life

by Elke Scholz
The Artists Reply, 2004
ISBN 0-9736023-0-9
$24.95, 238 pp, b/w illustrations, adult
www.elkescholz.com

If your life is too hurried, unfocused and unsatisfying, and you’re looking for a way to recapture a sense of well-being, then Loving Your Life may be just what you need to redefine yourself and to begin a journey toward serenity. In a society that defines success in terms of finances and possessions, and in a world that seems full of pain and insurmountable problems, it’s easy to become overwhelmed with despair or to keep so busy that there’s no time to think. This guide will help you slow down, focus on what’s important to you and explore your own uniqueness. It’s a flowing, unstructured text, best read in small amounts, each idea and exercise savoured and absorbed before moving on—a perfect book to retreat with at the end of your day, when it’s time to invest in your own health. The author begins with “Love your life! Feel great! Be happy! We deserve to live the best life possible.” What follows is a gentle exploration of ways to achieve this goal, including easy exercises that only require a commitment to yourself. Just imagine how it would feel to say with conviction, “I love my life,” and how your family and students will benefit from being close to a person who has built a strong and purposeful inner foundation from which to reach out to others.

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