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Dash
by Eric J. Aronson
It puts a dash in your step, a dash in your thoughts, and a dash in your heart.
I love the title of this book. I had heard the poem called
"The Dash", which is about a man giving a eulogy, and he
speaks of the dash as the time between the date of birth and
the date death on a tombstone. In fact, I distinctly heard it for the first time at a funeral for a fireman killed
in the World Trade Center, and the lines of the poem
resounded with me. The poem wants you to pause and
consequently think about how you spend your life, and the
book, in its own way, aims to do the same.
What I found intriguing about the book, beside the title, is
the author's background. Eric Aronson comes from what many
would describe as a dysfunctional household and a troubled
youth. He suffered sexual abuse at a young age and
unfortunately lost his mother at the age of 13. As a teenager
he found it difficult to fit in and he was finally convicted
of a felony and sent to prison. As he describes it "life
gave him the ultimate timeout" - a time to evaluate his life
priorities. This book is a manual for what he has learned
and with so much time on his hands, he seems to have learned
his lessons well. Eric Aronson has literally turned his life
around and has become a life coach and a motivational
speaker.
Though his philosophies may seem simple, they ring with a
truth - the truth of someone who has been there and back.
He states that "most of us drift down the beach a
little ways, being moved by the undercurrent of life, too
busy to notice we have gone off course from our original
goals, beliefs and desires." We live in a very busy world,
inundated by work, cell phones, deadlines and pressures and
for the most part don't take the time to think about our
lives.
While reading his principles (D- determination, A -
attitude, S- success, H - happiness) the reader cannot help
but continually think, "If he can overcome his personal
obstacles, so can I." So in a way the book succeeds in being empowering. The book is a compilation of quotes
stories and insights, hopefully some of which will speak to
you. I especially like the quote from Thomas Edison "If we
all did the things we are capable of, we would literally
astound ourselves."
This book aims to put a dash in your step, a dash in your
thoughts, and a dash in your heart. If you enjoy self-help
books, which I do, then you'll enjoy this one.
Title: Dash
Author: Eric J. Aronson
Publisher: TurnKey Press
ISBN: 0974249300
Review written by: Janet Pope
Reviewer's Rating:9
Reader's Rating: 6.20
Reader's Votes: 5
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