Looking for Emerald City / Chip Fraser

RATINGS

Overall: 3/ 5 stars

Text Level: Easy

Entertainment: Low

Self-Help: High

Genres: Nonfiction, Self-Help, Personal Development

Page Count: 168

Is this book right for me and my inmate?

Inmates wanting to change their life towards health, but not knowing a good starting point can use this a book.

Buy on: Amazon

Review By: Blackbird (Inmate)

A book of planning for the search for your own fulfillment.

When I came to jail for the first time I decided that I wanted to change my life for the better. I was tired of my old ways and I knew I had to find a better path. I was lucky to have a strong support system of loved ones that were willing to help me along the way. But now I wonder what if I was here alone and wanted to make the change? Where could I even being to find the way? This book offers a great starting point to guide inmates towards the answers of a new life of mental health.

Being in jail I see other inmates all the time wanting to turn their lives around and grow. At the same time I often here them talk about how they are not sure what to do to get starting in finding healthy. It frequently leads to them becoming frustrated or overwhelmed to the point they give up. This is a book that can get them started in the right way so they will find greater success. I know that I found this book very helpful in building a future plan for the way I want to live myh life.

This book's central focus is on building an action plan for change in life. It asks the reader to focus in on their commitment and accountability to themselves as they work to step out from their comfort zone. Not giving up when it becomes difficult to leave behind the comforts of our past lives, even when they are negative, is something most of us in jail struggle with. The book offers tools to live our "authentic" lives of kindness, free from blame of others for our downfalls.

This book was an easy read that I believe could be a powerful help to people wanting change, but just not knowing where to begin. It covered so many good and common topics that I think it could be useful for any inmate just wanting to break negative cycles.

Book Quotes

"Anyone at any age can change directions and do something different."

"I always look for the good in whatever it is I'm doing. I like to think I've had some choice on how I've lived my life, and because of that I feel that I am still very much engaged."