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Author Greer draws inspiration and erudition from the Book of Psalms in the Holy Bible, sharing with readers across a wide range of needs—physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual—a guide to fuller, more confident life planning. Through this dynamic Twelve Week Program, readers are enjoined to create a journal in column format to record personal examination of issues raised, realistic resolutions, and envisioned successes. The opening section, for example, highlights Psalm 1, which depicts a ”blessed” person as one who avoids the ways of the wicked and meditates day and night on the “Law of the Lord,” becoming strong “like a tree planted by streams of water.” Greer invites readers to create their own “Law of Health” and begin practicing its tenets.
Subjects explored include mindsets and spiritual principles, making choices of basic, satisfying, natural foods, and understanding the complex process of digestion—all necessary, the author asserts, for genuine good health. Throughout this manual for improving and enhancing life’s possibilities, Greer urges her readers to trust in God’s power and oversight, making decisions grounded in what the Bible teaches, in the Psalms, and the lessons based around them.
Greer brings to this study guide her own experience as a teacher, nurse, cognitive therapist, and mother of six children, including one with Down’s syndrome. She recognizes the need for self-created challenges that can lead to self-discovery and positive action. This can be achieved through the journaling process she sets forth, leading readers to thoroughly grounded achievements. Her guidebook is highly organized, with references to the Psalms offered to help others grasp the relationship between brain, body, and beliefs presented to promote better health, broader individual organization, and stronger faith. Greer’s laudable work will provide focus for religious study, group discussions, and individual improvement across a variety of disciplines.