Review: A Good Pep Talk For Anyone
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 26, 2014
Sooner of later we all suffer. That's life. Without it we would not appreciate the beauty of life. Author Brian Rogers points out that "Pain is a vicious motivator, as it eliminates fear," and goes on to cite examples of famous people who have become successful after overcoming a bout of deep depression. Rogers opens with a definition of depression and two useful lists of symptoms. He goes on to discuss ways that depressed people fight it with distractions, but points out the better way to cope is with expression, and developing a different perspective. My favorite chapter was #5 "Recovery," loaded with pearls of wisdom and encouragement such as, "Life is a carousal that doesn't stop going when you fall down...get back on when you are ready."