Inspiring read
Freedom from My Self: Moving beyond the voice in my head
Craig Mabie came across my book (The Clouds Still Hang) online and made contact, so I downloaded his book. I was struck, indeed amazed, by the similarities of the trials of our childhoods, although years and miles apart. So much in common in those formative years. We have both known despair, trauma and persecution, we both, in our own ways, fought back to rise above these and find our true selves.
Inevitably as we both reached adulthood, the similarities diverged, living as we do in different times and places, but his account of his struggles is both inspiring and informative. We can all learn from his new outlook and gather the precious moments from each day.
A recommended read.
Craig Mabie came across my book (The Clouds Still Hang) online and made contact, so I downloaded his book. I was struck, indeed amazed, by the similarities of the trials of our childhoods, although years and miles apart. So much in common in those formative years. We have both known despair, trauma and persecution, we both, in our own ways, fought back to rise above these and find our true selves.
Inevitably as we both reached adulthood, the similarities diverged, living as we do in different times and places, but his account of his struggles is both inspiring and informative. We can all learn from his new outlook and gather the precious moments from each day.
A recommended read.
Published on December 31, 2015 06:55
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Patrick C Notchtree
Rambling rants and reflections of the author of “The Clouds Still Hang”, a trilogy telling a story of love and betrayal, novels that chart one man's attempts to rise above the legacy of a traumatic ch
Rambling rants and reflections of the author of “The Clouds Still Hang”, a trilogy telling a story of love and betrayal, novels that chart one man's attempts to rise above the legacy of a traumatic childhood.
The first book deals with Simon’s childhood friendship and eventually love affair with an older boy, the second the trauma of his teenage years and early adulthood, the third his struggle to maintain equilibrium and the consequences of his failure at one point to achieve that.
It is a fictional biography, written because it tells a strong story which raises many issues over six decades, the post war baby boomer generation who in many ways never had it so good.
His own experience is probably unique, yet will strike a chord with many others who have been through similar things, as well as those with an interest in such matters, either personal or professional.
It's a varied, exciting, demanding, sometimes terrifying life story.
http://www.thecloudsstillhang.com/
...more
The first book deals with Simon’s childhood friendship and eventually love affair with an older boy, the second the trauma of his teenage years and early adulthood, the third his struggle to maintain equilibrium and the consequences of his failure at one point to achieve that.
It is a fictional biography, written because it tells a strong story which raises many issues over six decades, the post war baby boomer generation who in many ways never had it so good.
His own experience is probably unique, yet will strike a chord with many others who have been through similar things, as well as those with an interest in such matters, either personal or professional.
It's a varied, exciting, demanding, sometimes terrifying life story.
http://www.thecloudsstillhang.com/
...more
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