(fear not) Venture to inner peace

by Alan Lohner

(fear not) speaks to life's most pressing issues-love and fear, life and death, and joy and pain-in words and images that may challenge and surprise you, but ultimately bring comfort. The book... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0976030403
• ISBN13: 9780976030409
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Three Spirits Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 0.3" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 13 years and up

Customer Reviews

Lynn - Portland, OR

(fear not) found its way to me during happy hour at a local restaurant. Serindipity happens! Just as I was entering a painful chapter of life, and never suspecting just how much more difficult things were going to get in the coming weeks, this little book was handed to me by the author, who was sitting about ten feet away. I poured over the pages while sitting at the bar, enjoying the last few sips of my beer. Later in the weekend I took the little book with me to the Oregon Coast, where I read it again three more times, but more deliberately. Thank you for the wisdom and clarity on these pages. I will need it from time-to-time as a reminder when life seems unmanageable.

Sometimes...

This book found me, that's the only way I can describe it. I was at a great little tea parlor in the Hollywood District of Portland (Mademoiselle Noelle's), not even a bookstore. I had gone in looking for a cup of tea and peace of mind. I found both. The text consists of brief paragraphs covering topics ranging from suicide to joy to expecting miracles with an accompanying black and white photo of remarkable quality. Though brief, the thoughts on each page serve wonderfully for meditation as they are not easy slogans or "sound bites." I closed my eyes, thought about my most pressing issues and just opened the book. What I read (about expecting miracles) calmed my mind and allowed me to get past my anxieties. (fear not) is night table reading. It's meant to be shared. If you have read/watched "The Secret" or "What the Bleep Do We Know?", this book will resonate with you.

great photos

The images in this book could speak for themselves. But no, coupled with the great inspirational messages this book moves the reader. This is the type of book to have around the house and read when you are in need of a little pick-me-up. It's also great to give to that special someone to let them know you are thinking of them.

Truth for hard, difficult times in life.

This little book is a hard, difficult book. Why? Because it speaks the truth in areas where the truth is a hard, difficult thing to face. Like grief. I've lost a daughter, a husband and bits of my body to cancer. That hurts. Inside. Where what makes a person a person is. And this little book has painful answers to those losses. However, these painful answers are true answers, the kind that lead to healing. There are no pat cliches, stupid comments or shallow comfort. Each page of "(fear not)" is a complete meditation unto itself. It can be used with any form of meditation, journaling, dance therapy or art. If the reader has no established form of meditation the photograph opposite the text is there to help. The book is therefore a useful addition to the library of any therapist, counselor, or religious leader. If one works through even a few of these meditations, healing is possible. Life with joy and a return of color to a black and white existence is possible. It is not that the ideas are necessarily new, but they are written and illustrated with clarity. The ideas are easy to understand. Hard to do, but easy to understand. A few, very few, books I have in duplicate so I can share at need without losing my own copy. This will be one such book. My copy was a gift. I will get more copies to take to my support groups where I am sure others will find it as useful as I have.

uplifting and inspirational

(fear not) should be everyone's sidekick for life. After I read it, I knew I needed to give a copy to both of my sons-now adults-who live 3,000 miles away and are making their own ways through the challenges, setbacks and triumphs of marriages and careers. The hardest thing for parents is accepting that they can't always be there to smooth the way or to just fix things for their children. I hoped (fear not)-with its testament to love and its beautiful photography-would be uplifting for them during difficult and sad times. Now I've learned it's already fulfilling its promise-they want to pass it on to some very close friends, as well. Thank you to the author and photographer for inspiring us.