Nothing helps distract from the constant noise of information like books. Artistic, autobiographical, science fiction – they help to search for the meaning of life, give strength even in the most difficult times and relieve anxiety, as if embracing their readers from the pages. We share the best novels, short stories, stories that give faith that all will be well, and show incredible stories of people who have overcome tough tests but retain their freedom of spirit.
Kathleen Vereyken “Of course everything will be alright”
This story is scary. The plot revolves around a 10-year-old girl who has to face the horrors of the burgeoning First World War and must go a long way toward re-believing her mother’s word that everything will be okay. A candid, life-affirming, and nuanced book about hope.
Election, Edith Eva Eger
An absolute bestseller that even Bill Gates and Oprah Winfrey recommend reading. It was written by a woman who went through death camps during the war and later became an eminent psychologist. At the end of the Second World War, 16-year-old ballerina Edith Eger must face all the horrors of the concentration camps, the death of her family and her attempts to survive. On May 4, 1945, barely alive, he was exhumed from a pile of corpses, but torture, starvation and the constant threat of death did not break him, but helped him gain life-affirming strength and spiritual freedom. A unique story that gives faith in the best.
“Keys to the Kingdom” by Archibald Cronin
A colorful story about a priest who does good in an imperfect world and maintains a good heart despite extreme poverty, civil war, plague and people’s hostility. According to the book, a drama was filmed with Gregory Peck, who, by the way, received four Oscar nominations.
Peaceful Warrior Dan Millman
It’s a spiritual classic, part fictional, part autobiographical, and has been translated into 20 languages in 20 years. This is a story about the meeting of a young gymnast Dan Millman and a talking gas station worker named Socrates, an athlete’s spiritual teacher who helps him find the true path in life.
“Saying Yes to Life: A Psychologist in a Concentration Camp” by Viktor Frankl
Readers call this book a depression pill that teaches the attainment of inner freedom to realize their potential. Its author once went through a concentration camp and managed to survive despite inhumane psychological and physical violence, so he knows exactly where to draw strength, even if it seems like there is no way out. An unprecedented example of human resilience.
Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
Another work by Viktor Frankl that raises issues that concern everyone: the meaning of life and death, love and pain, freedom and responsibility, humanism and religion and others.
“Escape from Freedom” by Erich Fromm
It is the first work of one of the most famous philosophers and psychologists of our time, in which he talks about the nature of freedom and its threat to some people, as well as the struggle against indifference to oneself and one’s own destiny.
“The science of living. Dialogues between therapist and patients in humanistic psychotherapy, by James Bugenthal
A book by PhD and president of the Humanistic Psychology Association, based on personal practice sessions on how to find the lost “sixth sense” and restore paint.
“Chicken broth for the soul. Everything will be alright!”, Jack Canfield, Mark Hansen, Amy Newmark
A collection of 101 amazing and inspiring stories of real people who have overcome all difficulties. A happy ending is guaranteed.
“The art of caring for the soul. 100 Views on a Stress-Free Life from a Zen Buddhist Monk by Shunmio Masuno
“We cannot change what is alive, but it is up to us to decide how we perceive it” is one of the many good and reassuring tips you will find in the pages of this book. Its author is the abbot of a 450-year-old Zen Buddhist temple in Japan and knows exactly what it takes to get rid of anxiety.
Coincidences, Yoav Blum
But what if all the accidents were made up by someone and the train, for example, closed the doors right in front of your nose for some reason? An unpredictable, life-affirming novel by a world-class bestselling Israeli author about the twists and turns of life and destiny makes you believe in a miracle.
“Chocolate” by Joanne Harris
A lighthearted novel about kindness and tolerance, set in a small French town. The measured life of its inhabitants is disrupted by the arrival of a girl named Vivian and her daughter, who appear together with a noisy carnival procession. Meanwhile, the best-selling Joanne Harris filmed in Hollywood, the movie received five Oscar nominations and four Golden Globe nominations.
“The Joy Seeker. On the way to the true “I” Shannon Kaiser
A book for those who lack warm sincere participation, tips on the way to happiness and self-confidence. There are no banal morals here, and life lessons are presented in the form of fascinating stories.
Joy, Frederic Lenoir
“What is joy?” collected by the French philosopher and writer Frederic Lenoir. A set of answers to your question. In his book, he refers to the texts, religious teachings and practices – in general, the most thoughtful analysis – of the greatest philosophers (Friedrich Nietzsche, Henri Bergson, Benedict Spinoza) and psychoanalytic theorists (Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung). nature of happiness.
“The Gifts of the Magi” by O. Henry
O. Henry writes about the selfless love of his main characters: “But of all the donors for the education of the wise men of our time, these two may be said to be the wisest”. Sometimes this is a sentimental, light Christmas novel in which young spouses are barely together, but ready to sacrifice their most precious for each other.
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