From Harold S. Kushner, author of the inspirational #1 bestseller When Bad Things Happen to Good People, comes a book that shows us how to be our best selves even when things don't turn out as we had hoped. Kushner turns to the experience of Moses to find the requisite lessons of strength and faith -- the lesson that teach us how to overcome the disappointments that life inherently brings. From the examples of his remarkable resilience, we can learn how to meet all disappointments with faith in ourselves and the future, and how to respond to heartbreak with understanding rather than bitterness and despair. With Kushner's signature warmth, Overcoming Life's Disappointments is a book of spiritual wisdom -- as practical as it is inspiring.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Comforting and inspiring:
When you are going through a bad patch in life, this is the book to read for comfort and help.
Wisdom of Moses:
Using the ancient wisdom to overcome life's
disappointments is of course, nothing
controversial. The author draws inspiration
from reading Torah creatively. The strength
of the book is the numerous examples
of how modern heros overcome disappointments
in their lives and many books on this and related
topics the author mentioned. The shortcoming is that the book does not
provide any information on how modern scientific
knowledge could help us overcome... more info
Well worth the read:
Rabbi Kushner uses the story of Moses, as told in the Bible, to illustrate that although life can involve great sorrow, it also contains great happiness - and you can't have one without the other. The focus of the book is looking at ways to overcome the inevitable disappointments in life. Fortunately, it is not a formulaic how to be happy type of book.
Although based on the Bible's account of Moses' life, the message is universal and can be of help to members of all religions or those who do not hold... more info
overcoming lifes disappointments:
Rabbi Kushner is such a great writer. His style is direct and personal. It is easy to read and follow. You can skip around from chapter to chapter and still gain a lot of insight. It does not necessarily have to be read from cover to cover. Rabbi Kushner is obviously very grounded and in touch with what people need to know and how to convey information that can be quite philosophical.
