Footprints Through The Desert eBook Josh Kauffman
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"In the end, when the turbulence of life has subsided and the racket of life’s imagined drama quieted, a peace descends. At that point, life becomes so simple, and when there is nothing left to do, then one understands how small but how deep what really matters is."
At times melodramatic, petty, ironic, tragic and even very mundane, this is the story of young man who could be anybody. Unfortunately, as his highs inevitably become even lower lows, his life spirals downward, and he holds fast to all of his 'anchors' - what life is supposed to be, who he is and what he is owed. In the nadir of his despair, he reawakens into a new consciousness, rapidly absorbing the spiritual teachings of the ages to complete a transformative journey of the soul. Accompany him to unlock some of these truths which are presented in a logical and accessible way so that they can be recognized in any day in any life, however seemingly ordinary.
Footprints Through The Desert eBook Josh Kauffman
Great read! Engaging and fun... sometimes you have to feel for the protagonist -- it's like ' what ELSE could possibly go wrong?' And then, of course, more goes wrong! But he writes with such an reflective, amusing tone, that makes you realize he himself has made light, over the years, of very tough situations. They're ones that could have turned him into a worse version of himself, or made him shut people out. But instead, the story is more about how he grew out of it to be more self-aware, of himself and of others around him. While memoirs are by nature quite personal, I do think it's a message that will resonate with a lot of people. It certainly did for me! Definitely a fun read for anyone who has ever found themselves down in the dumps!Product details
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Footprints Through The Desert eBook Josh Kauffman Reviews
I really enjoyed reading the book and considering how the author took a challenging set of events in his life and used them to inspire some thoughtful reconsideration of his life. I also really appreciated the discussion about the cycle of pain and how to step around it. That part spoke to me.
The book is all of easy to read, intimate, deep and thought-provoking.
Mind you, this is not an autobiography premised on a big-shot success story. Rather, it is a personal story of both ups and downs, to which the reader is invited to join the author to recount, reflect and learn together. At the end of it all, the author does not emerge as a super hero in spotlight. Rather, the reader is left with a true human figure, to whose lessons one can always refer at his or her own times of trouble.
The author is a great storyteller with a phenomenal ability to narrate a complex personal story in a down-to-earth way. At the same time, he effortlessly weaves in reflections and takeaways from his personal experiences.
I finished reading the book in a mere day or two, but I am still left with thoughts to mull over. Definitely worth more than its price tag or page numbers, the book will leave you with food for thought for life.
I'm so glad that I bought it and that I took the time to read it. Even though I didn't experiment the number of ups and downs the author did, I find his journey very relatable, and I think everyone can as our struggles and experience are all subjective to ourselves. I like that he used the characters he encountered as "study cases" (I don't mean that in a scientific/guinea pigs way) for him to elaborate on his spiritual discoveries and lessons that he has learned. If you love self-help books that discusses spirituality and self-development in depth, this book not only touches those areas but adds a beautiful human element to it, which makes it so real and relatable. This book will make you feel things and re-evaluate your life in a positive way!
On and all, I really love this book and I plan on re-reading it at some point as a spiritual healing.
While it's been about a year since I read this book, I continue to be moved by the author's almost preternatural wisdom, humor, honesty,
and humility. Which may seem odd, given that I'm a 71-year-old straight homebody female, and Josh, a gay globetrotting entrepreneur, about the age of my eldest son. What we have in common is our raw, openhearted approach to life, and our determination to see clearly, whether it's our own blindness (however temporary), or our overriding --- sometimes even desperate --- desire to love and be loved, regardless of considerable risks to ego and other false ideas. He and I are in the process of learning what love is, and is not. Though not a practicing Buddhist (as far as I know), I think Josh might agree that attachment in relationships, while human and unavoidable, can definitely get in the way of love's purest expression. P.S. -- This sounds so serious, but believe me -- he's a really funny guy!
Josh Kauffman was a successful young man by all modern standards well-educated, good-looking, well-traveled, employed in a high-paying international job, former White House intern, and relatively adjusted to being a modern gay man. But there's always more to life that having everything right. There's loving and being loved.
This book is an account of what might be called a life crisis of young-adulthood, a time of suddenly having everything go wrong, just at an age when everything was supposed to be going right. The first part of the book tells the story. The details, of course, are specific to Kauffman's life; he was living in Singapore with all the exotic and Asian flavor that suggests. But the outline is familiar the experience of first love and the disappointment when it goes bad. The beloved isn't who you thought he was at all. And it happened to him three times in a row. The emotional crises in the relationships resulted--or were at least accompanied by--poor job performance, threats to his self-esteem and well-being, and several physical maladies which required major medical interventions.
The second half of the book is an analysis and account of what he learned from the experience. Kauffman is remarkably articulate and self-aware. He offers an explanation of what went wrong with his own emotions and with those of his partners, each of which proved to be emotionally-disabled in their own way and unable to respond to his love. And he came to understand what was wrong with his expectations of love.
Though a little exotic because of his world-hopping lifestyle, Joshua Kauffman's experience models dynamics that many, maybe most, of us go through in learning how to love ourselves and to truly love others. The writing is very clear and straightforward, the psychological analysis is sensible and free of psychobabble and jargon. AND the story is interesting, even compelling.
This isn't a "self-help book" in the usual sense. There aren't any exercises suggested. But reading the book is itself an exercise in psychological growth. It's a warning and it's good news.
Kauffman tells us how he went through depression, suicidal feelings and despair and came through the other side happier and more fulfilled and more contributing. A good model for us all.
Reviewed by Toby Johnson, author of The Myth of the Great Secret An Appreciation of Joseph Campbell
Not as expected. Perhaps I did not read other posts. Thought it would be inspirational but the opposite.
Great read! Engaging and fun... sometimes you have to feel for the protagonist -- it's like ' what ELSE could possibly go wrong?' And then, of course, more goes wrong! But he writes with such an reflective, amusing tone, that makes you realize he himself has made light, over the years, of very tough situations. They're ones that could have turned him into a worse version of himself, or made him shut people out. But instead, the story is more about how he grew out of it to be more self-aware, of himself and of others around him. While memoirs are by nature quite personal, I do think it's a message that will resonate with a lot of people. It certainly did for me! Definitely a fun read for anyone who has ever found themselves down in the dumps!
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