Your mind should be your safe zone, not the noisiest place in the world. Restore your inner peace.
If you are always on edge and unable to relax, this book is for you. Choose the pace that you want to live life at – you DO have a choice.
Control your thoughts; control your life; control your happiness.
The Art of Letting Go is all about organizing the mess in your mind. It’s about how to stop focusing on the past that is over, or the future that may never occur, and being present in the situations that you can actually have agency in. It’s about how to rewire the anxious connections in your brain, and switch your mental programming and beliefs. It’s about understanding that our brains are made for 10,000 BC, and that you can afford to let your guard down.
It’s about trusting that things will be okay.
How to control your self-talk and transform your internal worldview.
Nick Trenton grew up in rural Illinois and is quite literally a farm boy. His best friend growing up was his trusty companion Leonard the dachshund. RIP Leonard. Eventually, he made it off the farm and obtained a BS in Economics, followed by an MA in Behavioral Psychology.
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Cheryl Thornton –
It’s has walked, step by step, my troubled mind from reliving past trauma to having a better peace of mind. I’m still working through it but it helps. For the first time I did the homework and I saw changes really fast. Work in progress
Christine M Brown –
good quality
B Shuford –
This is somewhat of a Stoicism book without really being about Stoicism. Also some growth mindset, forgiveness, moving on, and , of course, letting go. The concept of “excellent ism” is really the most revelatory part of the book. A lot of the other ideas show up in a lot of modern self help. But that one is fresh and good to use.
Emily Parker –
I haven’t even read the whole book & I can already tell you, it’s a great one. I started highlighting parts that I really liked just in the first few pages. So far so good!
Kathy Fry –
My daughter loved it
Jennifer cloke –
I bought this for my boyfriend who not even his therapist could help him with the situation of just letting go. He has informed that this book is helping him tremendously and he takes it with him when we go out of town for a few days.
Anonymous –
While filled with great knowledge, it took me weeks to read it (I typically read a 400-page book in three days max).
The summary for chapter 5 was same as chapter 1.
I have some great takeaways and started implementing some of the advice.
T. Hovorka –
There are some helpful tips, but overall I found myself zoning out as portions are repetitive. Also, the font is quite large, leading me to presume that the repetition was in hopes of elongating the book.
Not a bad option for someone just diving into self-help, but a tad light on insight for me.