Brent M. Jones - Connected Events Matter

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Finding Why Our Life Stories Change Gives us Understanding

Start your journey of self-discovery with "Why Life Stories Change, Are We a Result of Choice or Circumstance?" and unlock the secrets to unlocking a life of entire growth and transformation. In this book, readers will gain the power to take control of their lives and create lasting change. With this book, readers will have the tools to examine the stories they tell themselves and how these stories shape their identity. They will come away with a newfound understanding of how narrative shapes our lives and the ability to use this insight to reinvent themselves. They will better appreciate how different aspects of experience can interact with the stories we tell ourselves and find greater fulfillment in life.


In this book, readers will find:

* A reflective memoir to gain insight into the power of story

* An anonymous poem to help readers reflect on their life journey

* Philosophical arguments about the mutability of our memories to explore the intricacies of life

* A newfound understanding of how narrative shapes our lives and the ability to use this insight to reinvent themselves

* A greater appreciation of how different aspects of experience can interact with the stories we tell ourselves

* The power to create lasting change and find greater fulfillment in life.

The Purpose of this Book

 

I believe that our life story holds within it the opportunity to reinvent ourselves. Writing the story down regularly over the years will show you changes that your experiences and pondering make clear. You will learn that your experiences don’t define you, but what you do with them does.

An honest look at past events will include adverse events that can consist of being hurt and can affect your mental and emotional health throughout your life if they are not addressed.

The challenge is keeping your past from poisoning your future when you identify the problems. Past events, even traumatic events, hurt you if they are not recognized, and when they are recognized, you can choose to change the causes.

It is usual for a person to fail and then use what they learned to avoid the same mistake while trying again. Any kind of meaningful self-improvement involves failure. Looking at your life can show you where you corrected problems in the past or point out ones you still need to work on.  It is not about wishing you had done differently but recognizing what you can change now. Concentrating on learning from mistakes is one way to diffuse the anger that mistakes leave you with.  People who feel anger don’t want to look for solutions.