Happiness is something that many people feel eludes them. Most would be more than willing to have more of it in their lives. From work stresses, difficulties at home, or just a lack of understanding of one’s place and purpose in the world, there are lots of problems borne of perspective or experience that keep all of us from reaching our full potential happiness in life. The author’s thirty-day program gives readers a regular, brief activity of reflection and study of their emotions in order to better understand where they come from, how to manage those emotions, or, in the case of negative ones, reprogram them to become positive affirmations that serve a more realized purpose. With just a few minutes a day, readers can learn to reframe their thinking and let go of negative or self-defeating habits.

Each chapter begins by identifying and explaining a particular state of mind. Initially, this begins with simple emotions that everyone experiences, but the teaching eventually evolves into deeper lines of thinking, highlighting where a person’s intentions come from, what leads to hatred and how to combat it, and finally, how to communicate more clearly and directly without causing emotional harm to others. From there, readers get a more ecclesiastical view of the matter and how it affects people without them necessarily realizing it. Appropriate scripture is quoted to offer inspiration, and finally, each chapter concludes with a “pre-thought” that supplants an ingrained style of thinking with a new idea or mantra that encourages the reader to be more active in their reactions to things and be mindful of the choices that they make.

What many readers may find refreshing and encouraging about this title compared to other self-help and inspirational readings is that the steps that are presented are all very simple, internal choices that a person can practice, write down, memorize, or just study to make massive changes. Rather than overhauling their life with new structures, habits, and activities, this plan provides simple perspective tweaks that can take a commonly experienced situation and make it feel brand new. Themes of personal accountability and growth are at the core of this text, and so the only requirement from the reader to incorporate these lessons is to make the effort of practicing and incorporating the pre-thoughts and Bible verses into situations that might have been emotionally charged before.

When emotions become overwhelming, and a person feels like they don’t have control over their own thoughts, the immediate feeling can be hopelessness, frustration, or even fear. While there’s no surefire way to ease that burden for every person, what is possible can often be complicated by accessibility and resources. For that reason, a method like this one that simply retrains a person’s reflexive thinking into something that is more empathetic, reflective, and responsible is an ideal solution that anyone can attempt.

While every situation and challenge is unique, and no two people are alike, the principles and emotional foundations of this book and this program are something that anyone can access and work on, and for that reason, it can either function as a great place to begin one’s journey of improvement or a low-risk, low-cost alternative when other methods may not be offering the desired results. Walters has produced a useful and unique guide that can help change the emotional course of one’s life, steering the reader into more positive waters.

Return to USR Home