Following on from yesterday’s post on searching for a lost voice, and still feeling a need for greater clarity in my thinking, I reached for a book from my bookshelf that always gives me sustenance and hope.
Wake Up And Live! by Dorothea Brande is a book first published in 1936 which I bought 35 years ago for 70p from the Stafforshire Book Company in Lichfield (which is sadly no more). While a little dated , this book will probably never reach a sell by date since the sound advice contained in the pages is so down to earth and practical.
Unlike so many works in the field of self-help, it does not carry any hidden religious agenda – it doesn’t require the reader to have faith in a higher being; the only faith you need is a belief in yourself. Continue reading
