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challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
I will say, I’m not remotely religious and I don’t buy into NDE’s. For that reason I’ve never read the authors previous book, Dying to Be Me. Took a chance on this based on the subtitle and I’m very glad I did. After reading Reading each chapter based on a cultural myth, Mooranji suggests real life practices to move you towards greater empathy and self love. It’s easy to extrapolate these practices out to a more forgiving and healthier world view, and a healthier world population. A bit idealistic of course, but her suggestions cover everything from racism, sexism, and the brutal hold of religious indoctrination, albeit imperfectly (looking at you, ableism passages) to toxic positivity. I was pretty surprised at how she challenges these ideas in what I presumed to be a religious work. Overall I think I will reread this when I need to feel centered and just a bit less miserable about the state of the world :)
Content Warnings
Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Sexual assault
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