Review of In It Together
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Review of In It Together
[Following is a volunteer review of "In It Together" by Eckhart Aurelius Hughes.]
I would give In It Together: The Beautiful Struggle Uniting Us All by Eckhart Aurelius Hughes a full 5 out of 5 stars. It was flawlessly edited as I found no errors, nor do I have anything negative to say about it.
I loved this book, despite it stepping on my toes a few times. Right away the cover of the book drew me in. I love the beach and have found no place more peaceful than on the beach with the ocean wind rushing past my ears. The opening quote was beautiful, and right away had me questioning myself and what I had learned in my life, versus what people had told me. Having dealt with depression and PTSD for years, the opening letter gave me hope. And the opening question, well it had me questioning all that I thought I knew.
This is exactly what this book is written about. It is giving the reader hope and understanding. It is showing them they are not alone in their feelings and actions. It removes all the layers of being a human to uncover the real person underneath.
Every time I tried to put this book down to do other things I found myself picking it back up. I even read as I was eating dinner, simply because it had me entranced.
As I stated already, this book got under my skin a few times. I have never considered myself a selfish person, but now I am questioning myself and my priorities. Why do I have to be so very human? For years I have rationalized decisions, such as not donating to a worthy cause, in many ways. When the cause is local and I can see it, I have an easier decision to make, but when it is somewhere else, or so big that it becomes a statistic I use every rationalization I can produce to not donate. Would my dollar make a difference? How do I know those starving kids are even benefitting from my money? Well, if these people were just taught to grow their food instead of giving them handouts they would not be starving. Even writing this I feel such shame.
I have never liked to think of my addictions in the same way as I thought of others. My addictions were not hurting anyone but me so why should it matter? Others’ addictions though, that is another story. I felt so righteous as I delved into my thoughts. That alcoholic is not taking care of his family, that drug addict stole from his own children. So of course, those things must be worse than my overeating or shopping too much, or even my nicotine habit. Right? This book has made me take another look at my life, my attitude, and myself as a whole.
The first sentence on page 55 states, “...we conceptually stripped you of your figurative clothes.” I recommend this book to anyone who can handle this stripping. If you have ever questioned yourself, this book is for you. If you have not ever questioned yourself, well I highly recommend this book because you obviously are in need of that stripping.
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In It Together
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I would give In It Together: The Beautiful Struggle Uniting Us All by Eckhart Aurelius Hughes a full 5 out of 5 stars. It was flawlessly edited as I found no errors, nor do I have anything negative to say about it.
I loved this book, despite it stepping on my toes a few times. Right away the cover of the book drew me in. I love the beach and have found no place more peaceful than on the beach with the ocean wind rushing past my ears. The opening quote was beautiful, and right away had me questioning myself and what I had learned in my life, versus what people had told me. Having dealt with depression and PTSD for years, the opening letter gave me hope. And the opening question, well it had me questioning all that I thought I knew.
This is exactly what this book is written about. It is giving the reader hope and understanding. It is showing them they are not alone in their feelings and actions. It removes all the layers of being a human to uncover the real person underneath.
Every time I tried to put this book down to do other things I found myself picking it back up. I even read as I was eating dinner, simply because it had me entranced.
As I stated already, this book got under my skin a few times. I have never considered myself a selfish person, but now I am questioning myself and my priorities. Why do I have to be so very human? For years I have rationalized decisions, such as not donating to a worthy cause, in many ways. When the cause is local and I can see it, I have an easier decision to make, but when it is somewhere else, or so big that it becomes a statistic I use every rationalization I can produce to not donate. Would my dollar make a difference? How do I know those starving kids are even benefitting from my money? Well, if these people were just taught to grow their food instead of giving them handouts they would not be starving. Even writing this I feel such shame.
I have never liked to think of my addictions in the same way as I thought of others. My addictions were not hurting anyone but me so why should it matter? Others’ addictions though, that is another story. I felt so righteous as I delved into my thoughts. That alcoholic is not taking care of his family, that drug addict stole from his own children. So of course, those things must be worse than my overeating or shopping too much, or even my nicotine habit. Right? This book has made me take another look at my life, my attitude, and myself as a whole.
The first sentence on page 55 states, “...we conceptually stripped you of your figurative clothes.” I recommend this book to anyone who can handle this stripping. If you have ever questioned yourself, this book is for you. If you have not ever questioned yourself, well I highly recommend this book because you obviously are in need of that stripping.
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In It Together
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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