I stumbled across a book in the library, some jerk didn’t pick it up off the floor but now I believe a greater power intervened so that I would find this book titled “Lighten Up” By Peter Walsh. The cover gives you clues as to Peter’s view of life by informing us he is also the author of “It’s All Too Much” and “Enough Already!”
You can imagine my disappointment when I found out it was not a miracle diet book. The notes on the cover of “Lighten Up” say, “Love What You Have, Have What You Need, Be Happier With Less.
What a great message this sends to our youth and all people struggling for a better life and to achieve a lofty goal. It promotes ideas such as:
- Quit trying so hard. You won’t do any better.
- You can’t take it with you so why try to get it.
- Girls, you can achieve great things…in the kitchen.
- Be happy with less as it is still more than you deserve.
- Being kind, courteous and striving to do build a better world through compassion. HA! Enough already.
- Face it. Daddy didn’t have much so neither will you.
At least that’s what I assume the book is about. Perhaps I should have read it but there are so many words and no pictures!