Embrace Life’s Randomness: Breathe in the Amazing

Our journeys through life follow unexpected paths. Sometimes, looking back offers clarity and understanding, while other times, you find yourself at an unforeseen junction, and it takes your breath away. When the unexpected happens, it can be wonderful, challenging or both, yet the way you approach such events is key to your spiritual happiness and growth.

In Embrace Life’s Randomness: Breathe in the Amazing, author Brent M. Jones considers whether the unexpected is truly random, and compares the traditional stoic deterministic view of life with a view more accepting of randomness and free will.

Chapter Headings below

Introduction

“If” by Rudyard Kipling Was Kipling’s Poem Good Advice?

Is Work Just an Event We Endure?

Is the Soul Eternal?

Thoughts on a Random Event

Another Random Event

“Invictus: The Unconquerable” by William Ernest Henley

What Does “Invictus” Tell Us of Random Events?

Life Happens When You’re Busy Making Other Plans

Time

Final Thoughts

Rudyard Kipling’s poem “If” was a inspiration for this book

see post on poem “if”

Brent M. Jones

Brent writes with quiet confidence and curiosity, exploring communication, reinvention, and what truly matters. His reflections invite readers to slow down, reconsider their stories, and reconnect with the values that guide them. Through books, essays, and his What Matters newsletter, he offers writing that doesn’t shout—but still speaks clearly.