One of my favorite books is “The Traveler’s Gift” by Andy Andrews. I recommend that book to everyone I meet and at every talk I give, no matter the audience. I believe the book is a great way to focus on what’s important in your life and gives some clues on how to make changes in your life if that’s what you desire.
The book is part historical fiction and part self-help. It takes you on a journey both through time and within, exploring your soul. The book’s main character after suffering horrible circumstances in his life has a car accident and that prompts his journey back through time. His journeys take deliver him to meet with historical figures and they have deep conversations. As the main character gets ready to depart, the historical figure gives him a message, the lesson he needed to learn from that individual.
The “seven decisions”, the lessons learned from the historical figures are delivered by those such as Anne Frank, Christopher Columbus, Harry Truman, and Abraham Lincoln, just to name a few. These prominent figures impact the main character profoundly (yes I now it’s not real), but the lessons are very real and are applicable no matter what’s going on in your life.
So I started wondering, if I were the main character in the book, whom would I hope to meet from the past that would potentially influence my life. I know that in the book the historical figures were chosen by the Archangel Gabriel, so if that were an option for me that would be great. However, if I were choosing my own, what criteria would I be looking for and what lessons would I be hoping to learn?
I encourage you to read this book, utilize the “seven decisions” and then think about who your travelers might be? I’d love to share this journey with you. Feel free to enter your journey in the comment section below or email me at greg@survivingstrong.com.
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