How Did I Get Here?: Finding Your Way to Renewed Hope and Happiness When Life and Love Take Unexpected Turns

by Barbara De Angelis

Book Overview

All of us find ourselves, at one time or another facing the unexpected and asking "How did I get here?" Whether because of disappointments in love, crises in health, family or finances, professional dissatisfaction, or events beyond your control, life doesn't look like you expected or intended it to. HOW DID I GET HERE? is a groundbreaking inspirational handbook for anyone of any age going through change, challenge or reevaluation in any aspect of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312330154
• ISBN13: 9780312330156
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

An Amazing, Thought Provoking Book!!!

I just finished reading "How Did I Get Here?", and I am literally blown away by both the concepts presented, and the profound examples it includes. This book is ultimately about why we, as humans, tend to feel "stuck in a rut", and what we need to do to bring passion back into our lives - to awaken ourselves fully. The author has done an amazing job of making ALL of her concepts easy to understand by using wonderful, personal examples of each and every idea she teaches. I found myself nodding as I read many of her examples, as I am either going through that right now, or have gone through it at some point in my life - I just never understood my experiences for what they truly were/are - lessons, and a chance to gain wisdom. I highly recommend this book to anyone who feels "stuck" or "depressed" - even if you're not sure why you feel that way. I also recommend it to those who are on a "spiritual journey", as it will likely add to your understanding of human nature and the Divine. There is one thing that is NECESSARY for you to bring to the reading of this book, and that is an open mind. If approached with a level of openess, this book has much to give!

the Best book Barbara has written!!!

Barbara de Angelis has said this is her lifes work, and the best book she has written - i completely agree! With heartfelt honesty about her journey she guides and supports the reader to reach deeply within ourselves... and gets results. Regardless of HOW MUCH personal development, or how many books you have read.. you must read this one! This book is Highly recommended to everyone.

Excellent!

I haven't even finished the book yet - but I like it so much I've already ordered two other copies! One for a friend who will really like the book, the other for a family member who NEEDS this book right now, as he is going thru exactly the situation the book describes. Ms. DeAngelis is showing me that it is okay to just ask questions about life, and not be too impatient waiting for the answers to come. Sometimes it just takes a while.

ANY 12 STEP PROGRAM PEOPLE SHOULD GET THIS AMAZING BOOK

If you have been working any program, and you know who you are, order this book immediately! I've been in recovery from alcohol abuse for 15 years, sober for all that time, sponsored others..the whole bit. I have done so much work on myself, therapy, read everything, and things have gotten better and better. But there's always been something missing, something information or wisdom I couldn't seem to find in anything I read or heard. That is, until I bought HOW DID I GET HERE? All I can say is Oh my God! Barbara De Angelis understands the journey we all take so completely, and offers the most refreshing and honest approach to the process of growing and healing that I've ever come across. I know for a fact that she herself has never had any kind of addiction (a friend's sister knows her well and says she's a natural foods/never drank or smoke kind of gal and into meditation from what I heard), but she addresses all of the deepest issues I've battled with like no one has, and halfway through her book, I realized I was feeling lighter than I had in years. Towards the end of the book she says: "DO not define yourself or allow others to define you by what has happened to you or what you've been through . Do not define yourself by your pain or even your triumphs. You are more than that." Wow..That hit me on the head. For all my work, I was still defining myself by my pain and my past, and not by what I've become. I cannot believe how liberated How did I Get Here? made me feel. Please please read it if you can relate to anything I am saying. It will free you and uplift you in surprising ways.

A GEM AMONG SELF-HELP BOOKS THAT REALLY DELIVERS

In a world full of mediocre, sloppily written books about life and love, How Did I Get Here? by Barbara De Angelis stands out like a diamond! This is by far the most beautifully written, compelling and honest book I have ever read by a self-help author or teacher. De Angelis doesn't preach--she skillfully reveals information in such a way that we really get what she is saying. She doesn't just throw out platitudes--she goes deep into a topic, like how we get stuck in our own suffering, why marriages really lose passion, why we can be unhappy and happy at the same time, and that we aren't crazy if we feel that way. Her explanations for these things are profound and simple at the same time. I kept finding myself thinking, "This makes complete sense, " as if somehow I already knew everything she was saying deep inside..except if I did, I'd forgotten it! Don't hesitate about buying this for yourself or anyone you know who is searching for more meaning and answers. How Did I Get Here? is everything a a good book is supposed to be, but not enough are--entertaining, enjoyable, inspiring, thought-provoking, meaningful, and life-changing.