"YOU CAN HEAL YOUR LIFE" By Louise Hay — A Review From My Perspective

Dear Readers,

How do you actually pick your next read?

Being a book nerd, I always go for nonfiction and classic ones first. Even though self-help books were not my 1st pick. But it really hit me hard when I started reading this book genre, which was a totally different experience. It felt like sitting with someone who understands you better than you expected.

How do you heal yourself? From past traumas, heartbreak, failure, loss, or disappointments in your lives?

People often say that time is the biggest healer.

Do you agree? Does time really heal, or does it fade the memories?

I truly believe that we all feel hurt, broken, or incomplete from some corner of our hearts. Thus, that little piece of heart needs healing from past traumas, life problems, unsorted relationships, and other phases of life.

This book was recommended to me by my boss during our very first formal meeting. Perhaps he sensed something in me - I guess my personality, my behavior, or even the parts of my story that I hadn’t fully expressed yet to anyone.

The book is divided into four simple parts. The 1st part is an introduction that stands for what’s ahead. The 2nd part feels like a personal session with the author, Louise. The 3rd part explores different areas of life - like work, relationships, success, and more. And the last part brings everything together with a thoughtful conclusion.

I’d like to share one powerful piece of advice that I have received with this book, i.e., sometimes, change doesn’t have to be slow or gradual. You have to shift your mindset, your path, and even your way of being - starting right now at this very moment.

Reading this book feels like having a conversation with a therapist - so calm, insightful, and deeply personal. It’s also the fastest book I have ever read through.

People often say that healing takes a long time that reading a single book can’t make any such difference. While that may be true but I believe that a book offers comfort when you need it most, brings attention to the parts of your life you’ve been avoiding or carrying in silence, and helps us understand what lies ahead.

It reminds us that life is more than just surviving every single day - it’s about understanding yourself, healing what hurts, and discovering a deeper meaning of life.

This book gently teaches us that to heal ourselves, we must forgive ourselves and others, too. This way, we can get out of the prisons we have been locked up in for years.

In many cases, childhood experiences and traumas shape who we become and influence the decisions we make later in life. But healing can begin with small steps, such as practicing daily affirmations, meditating, and taking care of our bodies through eating healthy. Hence, these simple habits are the 1st step toward truly healing ourselves.

I feel that this is a book everyone should read at different stages of their life. By the end, it almost feels like I’ve built a connection with the author (Louise Hay)

After reading this book, I have a different view of my life, my nature, my relationships, and my family, too. Thus, I truly wish this state of mind for you, too. I hope this piece of writing successfully sheds light on your life ahead.

Happy Reading!

Book Review - “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe – A Story of Culture, Change, and Tragedy

Hello Readers,

Were you looking for a book that stays with you forever?
Look no further than Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart.” A Nigerian Novelist and Poet.

| “Unforgettable …….. A work of great dignity and compassion” _ JIM CRACE

The book is purely a work of fiction. The story is based on the real-world history of African culture & ethnicity during the late 19th century. Things Fall Apart is divided into 3 distinctive parts and 25 chapters. Part 1 is a bit slow, but it is really larger than the second part. In the second part, the missionaries are coming and exiling. The 3rd part is coming back to Umuofia, and of great tragedy.

This story begins with a character, Okonkwo, and how he succeeds in his life. His father was said to be lazy and weak in his life. Thus, the son doesn’t want to carry the burden of his father. So, he became a hard-working, passionate, and hyper-masculine man, who is strict to the traditional values as a whole. It’s about the people in Nigeria in african region.

The author aims to show a realistic image of how the things were in previous times. He also showcased how the British missionaries and colonials, in the beginning, didn’t come to establish a colony but to build relations between the government and the churches. Gradually, the missionaries came to convert the people, and violence was committed in the name of Christianity and religion. Okonwo sees a downfall when he returns to his village. The British completely changed the social structure, tradition, and customs. In a desperate attempt to spark a rebellion, Okonkwo kills a British colonial messenger.

“When the moon is shining, the cripple becomes hungry for a walk.”

However, when Okonkwo sees that his people will not join him in a war, he realizes that his world has truly "fallen apart." Therefore, the story ends tragically with Okonkwo taking his own life. Things Fall Apart is a complex tragedy rather than a simple fable with a single moral. A central lesson from Okonkwo’s life is that fear, specifically the fear of being seen as weak, can be destructive. The book depicts that change is often inevitable, but it is not that simple.

Things Fall Apart is a powerful, classic, and thought-provoking novel. It shows the clash between tradition and modernity through the life of Okonkwo and his community. Chinua Achebe masterfully depicts the complexity of their culture while highlighting the devastating impact of colonialism.

You must be wondering why this novel matters today.
The novel remains relevant today because it addresses universal themes of identity, change, and cultural conflict. It has its compelling narrative and rich cultural insights. The Things Fall Apart stands as a timeless work that continues to resonate with readers around the world.

Thanks for Reading!!!

Have you read Things Fall Apart? What were your thoughts on Okonkwo’s tragic fate? Let me know in the comment section below.

Book Review - ‘Azaadi: Freedom, Fascism, Fiction’ By Arundhati Roy

Hey All, 

What is the first thing that pops into your head when you see the term "AZAADI"? 

Your thoughts must be heading towards "AZAADI", the freedom that we've got from the cruel and atrocious rule of "British east India company"

But here we're not going to touch base the term "Azaadi", as a stereotypical word, not just about the British era, not just a harrowing and cruel British colonial rule but another aspect of it too. 

It’s about freedom from two years of mental trauma, depression, and chaotic mental torture that everyone has gone through in this pandemic of COVID-19. As a reader, I really adore Arundhati Roy’s nature of political criticism. I've been following this lady for quite a long time, and it really gives me immense joy and pleasure when I see her work and the kind of message she is giving to society. Sometimes I get so overwhelmed and inspired seeing Arundhati Roy being an independent writer-activist. 

Being a student of Politics and International Relations. I admire the kind of work she has done. I must say, that she is the reason why I've got a good understanding of what wonders a mere pen can do. 

AZAADI is a collection of 9 individual essays, which were originally being written in 2018 and in early 2020. In this book, she finds that the growing popularity in "Hindutva" is a kind of fascism these days, the dominating culture of RSS, to be more precise. She has also criticized the political regime of prime minister Narendra Modi with a very strong outlook. She termed the NDA government as a “Tin-pot Authoiritarions”, she strongly believes that India is a nation of one language with one religion. India is a country that has 780 languages at last count per se. 

Overall, I love Roy’s nature of political criticism & it is being presented in an ideal form. AZAADI is a reflection of truthful & powerful speech. Also, towards the end of the book, she has also presented very fascinating numerical facts. Her way of writing & insights engages a matter of concern to the readers. Conclusively it’s a must-read book for young politically charged minds.

Also, I am sharing this review on her birthday that is 24th November to pay my gratitude. 

Thanks for the read!!! 

Book Review Of Heideggar And Hippo Walk Through Those Pearly Gates - By Thomas Cathcart & Daniel Klein

 This is an uproarious and non-fictional book genre, which simply explores life, death, the afterlife, and everything in between. The book starts with a few people taking a survey. This book emphasizes that death is one of the immutable facts of human life. Although humans are the only creatures that imagined living forever & comprehend that we are going to die someday. 

While I was reading this book, there is this quote that inspires me a lot: “Live so that you may desire to live the same life again & not only once but an infinite number of times.” Quoted by Friedrick Nietzsche. 

While I was reading this beauty, I have witnessed so many human lives being ended in front of my eyes, which makes me question human life, their ambitions, and beliefs. The Author has comparatively used philosophy and jokes, which becomes bread and butter for the readers.😋😁

#Qotd - What is the Most Special Day of Your Life that you would like to live Twice?Comment Below. 

Sigmund Freud defines that humans created the illusions of god & religion to defend themselves from the fear of death. Heidegger also said that anxiety of anticipating death, Contrary to interfering with life, brings an “Unshakeable Joy”. He ultimately believes that the worst thing would be when our souls are immortal. Even according to Indian mythology, People do believe that the soul never dies. It transfers through various forms of bodies. The father of the Indian Nation Mahatma Gandhi had put that “Live as if you were Going to Die tomorrow, Learn as if you were to live forever”

This book propagates that the so-called immortality comes from being remembered by our Survivors. We leave mini-marks behind us. Thus, we can expect some embedded memories in people’s minds and hearts when we reach to piece of eternity. 

The philosophers in this book also unfold some philosophical takes on eternity. They stated that eternity is not coming after death when we thought it was. In Fact,  I am overwhelmingly impressed with the Philosophical work in this book and I think Philosophers are the actual truth seekers. 

Eventually, death is nothing more than a dreadful prospect, the worst possible cheat imaginable. But death is final and it sucks! 

Furthermore, the terminology is “heaven” is described as a landscape to die for/or Our afterlife after death. Heaven as a final destination after death. Even the title of the book “Heidegger and Hippo walk Through Those Pearly Gates” indicates heaven’s gate. 

So, Heidegger and Hippo stroll up to the pearly gates. Conclusively, This book profounds the exploration of life, the afterlife, and death, etc.

Thanks for Reading!!!