Life Was Never Meant to Be a Struggle

It seems that Wilde cant go wrong in his writing. This book is yet another gem from the Spiritual wierdo we all love. I mean it IS indeed alittle strange. This is the guy who talks about UFO's and aliens and visions and wobbling revolving beings of light with geometrical shapes and sometimes I found my eyebrows raising in a "This guys maaaaaaaaaaaad" way but I'm afraid that it all makes sense. Wilde is not only sincere but also coherent and well expressed. He gives you ideas that remain in your mind and fill you with inspiration. Read this book and be inspired and empowered.

The book is only 48 pages long, and it is 3" X 5", but it has more meaningful information than some books I've read that are ten times that long. I'd give Stuart Wilde 5 stars just for being concise, and getting his message across without wasting the readers' time. It's funny, witty and the title pretty much says it all. There are only 5 chapters, with the fifth being a summation. Chapter 2 is the "Strugglers' Hall of Fame". It describes different categories of strugglers. It is very witty and right on target, and straight to the point. Every time you get pissed off at someone or some situation, you need to pull out this book and re-read it.

Stuart Wilde, once again, gave me more to ponder. I love his straight-forwardness and his words ring the truth in myself.

First off, I'd like to address most of the reviews here as laughable. Particularly the reviews from those bashing a book that's 50 pages long and disappointed that the solution to wonder hunger, famine, AIDS, and cancer isn't in a book of this size. Really now? At any rate. I've ACTUALLY READ the book and have come to a few conclusions about it. First, it is not a book that is going to change your life. I've found the nature of a lot of self-help/inspirational books is that you take a bit from everyone you read and begin to apply it to your life. Bashing a 50 page book for not being "deep enough" or "wonderfully insightful" is childish. That's not what Wilde is trying to do with this book. Wilde is trying to get the reader to question his or her basic assumptions about the world and to identify what areas of life they are struggling in. While Wilde's solutions aren't as in-depth as I would like, I realize at the same time that that's the entire point of this book. It's not meant to be one of those door-stoppers that is 400/500 pages long and breaks down problems chapter by chapter. Those books are nice to an extent, but books like these are exactly what I need sometimes when I don't feel like re-reading the more extensive books out there. Sometimes, I just need a quick reminder on an idea I read long ago or a quick reminder on how to identify/change some stressful areas in my life. I think in this sense, people are disappointed because they expect too much out of a book that barely cracks 45 pages. Don't expect too much. Read this book for what it is - a nice, affordable, and well-written book that should serve as review material for a lot of people who can learn things from this book. For the cost of $4-5 with shipping, what have you really got to lose? -Travis

Many of us were taught by parents and teachers that the only way we could be "good" was to struggle. We were taught that struggle is noble. Wilde debunks this widely held myth and helps us rid our minds of this tape running there. He compares struggle vs. effort and identifies struggle as effort laced with negative emotion. He posits that "going with the flow" is a much better approach. This may sound simplistic, but many of us forget this simple lesson in our day to day battles out in the fray. Keep this book handy. I have re-read mine many, many times and it helps me get re-centered and concentrate on what is truly important in my life. Also, you may want a couple for friends as you will begin to identify the patterns of struggle in others. Wilde asks us to teach others to forego their struggle, and ultimately live.