Hope: The Key For Real Living
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As I write this book, I am battling with colon cancer. This has been a four-year struggle, and I seem to be locked in a life or death battle with a powerful enemy. I have had two surgeries; I have taken chemotherapy and radiation, only to I have recently completed another six months of chemotherapy. It has made me very sick and I have suffered many side effects from this chemotherapy, which is really poison. It did not work, either. My cancer has come back again and seems to be spreading. Yet, I still have hope. I have this hope whether I win this battle or not.
Therefore, this is not a book written by someone who has no problems. It is not a book written by a person who is feeling great with few cares in the world. I do not even know how long I will live, if this cancer will kill me, or if I will kill it. This book was not therefore written from an "ivory tower" perspective of removed intellectualism. Someone who has hope, not because of his circumstances, but in spite of them, wrote this book from the "trenches." I have "been there and done that."
As someone who grew up not believing in God, I can easily see how God can be of no importance to a person, and why they would look for answers in the here and now, in "real" things that can be seen and touched. However, I know now that I was never at peace when I did not believe in God and I did not care about God and eternal matters, although I did not understand all of this at the time. I just woke up and lived for today, as if there was no eternity. Due to youth and health, I paid no attention to the fact that one day I might get sick and die. Then what?
My hope, as such, was mostly based in me, in my health, and in my abilities. I gave very little thought about much else. I have dealt with the public in various capacities for many years. I am now a counselor, and I see so many people who have no hope at all or no hope in lasting things. This book was written to everyone who has no real or deep, lasting hope, and it was also written to those with a great deal of hope as an encouragement to keep up the good work. May you find strength and peace, and may your hope be strong. May this book bless you along that journey.
Frank Flacy
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About the Book
This is a book about hope. What hope is and how we get it and use it. This book is intended for all readers. It is a must read for those who already have a great deal of hope (a reminder and refresher) as well as for those who have little or no hope. Hope is the cornerstone of a healthy life. A bedrock issue for all humans, and a basic need for living and for healthy relationship. All forms of counseling are about giving clients hope, because without hope people have no inspiration or reason to take risks and change. No matter what, a counselor must give their patients hope. Hope is a special kind of ingredient that is needed by all peoples everywhere. Hope is what helps make us human. It is a special part of us that keeps us going through thick and thin. Hope keeps us believing in God, in ourselves, and in the basic goodness of the human race, even when we are being exposed to the bad side of people and life, and even when bad and unfair things are happening to us. Hope makes sense out of nonsense and gives us a reason when there is no reason.
About the Author
Frank Flacy has authored nine other books with 1stBooks. He has also written hundreds of articles. He has six college degrees, including a Ph.D. He is a former newspaper, minister, deputy sheriff, and is a counselor and adjunct college instructor. He brings a wide range of education and experience to his writings. He lives in San Antonio, Texas.