All Is Not Lost

Excellent book on Grief and Loss. Understanding and compassionate look thru parables. Highly recommended.

What makes this book so special is that Leslie Charles' guidelines for "the healing journey through crisis, grief and loss" come from a writer who has endured some of life's biggest challenges-and emerged triumphant. Her personal story will captivate you. What she learned through her struggles will inspire you, and fortify you for those times when your immediate reaction tells you there is no hope, or even any reason to continue living. Soap opera script writers might reject her account of her episodic life as too unbelievable. Teenage bride and mother, young divorcee, uneducated, no financial resources-that's only the beginning. After she courageously earned degrees and found a new life partner, tragedy struck again. She lost her twenty-one year old son, through an accidental death on the oil rig where he worked. Once more, she had to choose between despair and affirmation. She chose affirmation.I found this book uplifting. The author shares her road map for moving successfully through life's irrational losses. Written in warm, almost conversational style, All Is Not Lost will help you endure the sadness you have faced already-and prepare you for those discouraging events yet to come.Do you want to help someone who is grieving, yet "don't have any idea what to say to them"? Give them this book. Leslie Charles extends the assurance and advice that grief-stricken people need. All Is Not Lost blessed me, and will bless you and many others.

"All is Not Lost" is a compassionate look at journeying through major life-changing crisis, grief, or loss. The author skillfully deals with the many aspects of a true crisis from the normal questions of "Why me?" to working through grieving to healing. It also deals with anger, disappointment, acceptance, hope, and the other emotions that go along with grief. Each chapter ends with an exercise to help you move along through the healing process. "All is Not Lost" takes you thoughtfully, gently, and lovingly through the healing process. It is a highly recommended read.