Live the Let- Go Life

Live the Let- Go Life: Breaking Free from Stress, Worry, and Anxiety by Joseph Prince                           Audio Book: 9 hours     Hardback Book:  320 pages           

Great book,  I really enjoyed it.    This author has a brilliant way of communicating and delivering life lessons to deal with stress from the teachings of Jesus.   He does an amazing job of breaking down in simple terms lessons taught by Jesus throughout the New Testament of the Bible that deal with worry, anxiety, stress, ad infintum.     I’m paraphrasing but basically, Jesus was saying, what good does it do you to worry about things?     Why worry about having enough food or clothes to wear?   God provides food for the birds and have you ever looked at the flowers in a field?   King Solomon in all his finest raiments was not clothed so well.    Isn’t life more than food and the body more than clothing?   If God takes care of the needs of His animals and plants won’t He do even more for His kids?      And why be anxious about stuff?    Can you add a single hour to your life by being anxious?    Worry can’t put a crust of bread on your table.   Worry won’t bring you a cent to pay your bills.    But the good news is the author tells you how you can have a relaxed life, no stress, no worry, no anxiety, no depression,  no discouragement and no fear of the future.   Mr. Prince tells readers how to tune in to the wavelength of peace, he discusses how getting the proper rest is so important to being your best self,  how a relaxed attitude can heal you from the constant turmoil of all the stuff coming at you each day causing  us to be so sensory overloaded we no longer want to communicate with others in person but more often via text.      With all the demands and uncertainties in any given 24 hour period in all of our lives this book is a radiant light,  a cool drink of water and gentle lessons from long ago that ring true today.     Let go.        Standing ovation, well done.

Oh: Susannah Series Books 1 and 2 by Carole P. Roman, illustrated by Mateya Arkova

 

Oh Susannah series Books 1 and 2 by Carole P. Roman, illustrated by Mateya Arkova   34 and 62 pages, respectively

Oh Susannah: It’s in the Bag: There’s a lot of stress at Susannah Logan’s house. Her parents have demanding jobs. It’s time to get up, but she doesn’t want to; She dilly-dally’s a bit, but not much. When she gets up, there’s the matter of her unfinished math homework. When Mom starts to yell, she stuffs it into her backpack. From there Susannah’s day gets worse: breakfast is a disaster, Dad and Mom are screaming at each other, her best friend, Lola, invites her to a sleepover and she doesn’t want to do, and she can’t decide what book to get out of the school library. Lola is feeling stressed and overwhelmed too.  She stuffs it all inside her backpack, filling so full, the zipper rips. Trying to sleep, she has a dream---and the backpack explodes!

This is a great story to teach kids about dealing with stress and how to ask for help.

Oh Susannah: Things That go Bump: The day Susannah has been dreading has arrived. It’s time for her best friend, Lola’s, sleepover. Susannah would give anything not to go. She’s afraid of all the noises that Lola’s house makes. And throw in Lola’s brother, Kai, who loves to scare her, well she just as soon stay home. But she doesn’t want to hurt Lola’s feelings, so as she is getting ready for school, Mom packs her overnight bag. The word “Afraid” keeps popping up in  Susannah’s day:  Her teacher is “afraid” she is getting a cold and her sight-impaired friend, Macy, is “afraid” of unicorns. At Lola’s, she learns that houses make noise and that isn’t ghosts. Susannah learns that everyone is afraid of something, and that it’s okay to be afraid. She learns how to confront her fears and keep her imagination in check.

A perfect story for kids who are having fear issues.

Both books are very well done, with delightful illustrations by Mateya Arkova. Each receives 5 out of 5 stars in Julie’s world.