FEARPROOF Your Life: How to THRIVE in a World Addicted to Fear
by Joseph Bailey
Published by Conari Press
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Reviewed by Diane Keyes
Several years ago I read, what was for me, a life-changing book titled You Can Be Happy No Matter What by Richard Carlson. Since then, I have read this book countless times, referred to it often, given it as a gift, and recommended it to friends, family and clients.
Joseph Bailey’s book, FEARPROOF Your Life has much in common with Carlson’s earlier work, a fact that is not surprising considering the men were friends and colleagues. Bailey dedicates the book to Carlson’s memory. Carlson’s premise suggests that if the thoughts you’re thinking aren’t making you happy, you can choose to think other thoughts. In a similar way, Bailey maintains that although we live in a world where fear rules the media—every skirmish becomes a battle, every rain shower a flood, and every illness a plague, we can choose another way—we can choose peace. And, like happiness, peace is found within.
The idea that we can find inner peace is as old as scripture itself, unfortunately, most of us assume those scriptural passages refer to spiritual peace only, not necessarily personal peace and certainly not world peace. Living, as we do, in a world where we are never more than a newscast away from global catastrophic events—this is an important message for all of us.
FEARPROOF Your Life is a great book, it’s easy to read, well written, and filled with examples from the author’s own life. And for me, Bailey’s willingness to share stories from his own experience gives more credibility to his insights and observations. He offers simple concrete ways for us to go about changing our perceptions and approach to life. Presented in a low-key, unpretentious way, the book itself acts as a testament to the author’s own premise.
This book rings with the voice of truth and has something to offer, not only its readers, but the world. Thank you, Joseph Bailey for this contribution to peace in our multi-tasking, cell phone ringing, over-scheduled lives.
Armchair Interviews says: Everyone needs to know how to have less fear and more peace.
Author’s Web site: http://www.JoeBaileyandAssociates.com