For those of you that enjoy self-help books, you know that there is no magic pill that you take in order to be a changed person. For those of you that subscribe to counseling and therapy, you know that change is a very slow and difficult process. It takes us years to become the person we are and I find it difficult to believe that we can truly change in a mere three days.

In fairness, the author asks you to devote three days to this book and the writing exercises within. To be honest, I don't know too many people who can actually spare three days out of their busy schedules, but that's a whole other problem. Yes, we are all too rushed, too tense and too busy. Personally, I think I would have found this book easier to tackle if I was away on a deserted island or at least on a vacation or a retreat.

Anyway, I forged ahead, even though the suggested three days took me three weeks in actual time. This book takes time because the three days are broken into three areas: 1. Find Peace; 2. Feel Joy; and, 3. Be Loved. Each chapter is filled with life-pondering questions to which to respond in workbook fashion.

If you are honest with yourself, the book is a good guide on what is/is not working in your life. It certainly helps you put things in focus, things that you might not always take the time to think about.

Do I feel changed? Not really, but I do feel that everything we read, write down and experience helps to make us the people toward which we are constantly evolving. They are all pieces to a puzzle. Perhaps I am just better for having taken the time to go through the process and, in doing so, acknowledge that seeking peace, joy and love is, after all, what each of us innately seeks.

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