num_pages: 144
description: There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. (Albert Einstein)This is the motto of the cheerful debut novel by Ivinela Samuilova Life Can Be a Miracle. In 2008 Ivinela Samuilova met Alexey Bachev who at the time worked as psychologist in the Ministry of Defence in Bulgaria. She became intrigued by his personality and the manner he worked with people seeking his help. Ivinela started documenting what he did and at the end of 2009 she wrote Life Can Be a Miracle convincing Alexey to keep his real name in her novel because she wanted people to learn about him and his unusual approach to reality. The story of the female protagonist Adie presents the life of the majority of people today  life stuck in social frameworks that define and limit what is 'possible and impossible' 'real and unreal' 'feasible and unfeasible' 'acceptable and unacceptable'.Adie realized that dragged along by her fears beliefs and prejudices she had replaced her true identity with a personality scattered about in different roles. She believes that only by finding her Vocation will she be able to make sense of her existence and once again restore the integrity of her personality. Cue her meeting with the extraordinary psychologist Alexey who helps her look at herself and her life from a point of view she would probably never otherwise have.Alexeys unusual lessons that start with a tiny piece of blue cheese and a huge fork reveal practically how to break away from hypnotically living our lives following fixed social models. We discover bit by bit how to restore a more direct and holistic connection with the world. This is the only possible way to turn our ordinary life into an extraordinary experience.
language: English
title: Life Can Be a Miracle
publisher: None