The world's most abused man continues to make sense of his own life by making everyone else's a misery. Stick with it, winner.Īnd if you really are pressed: The digested read, digested. Remember, though, this is just the start of the journey. I use, 'Dave, you're a spiritual giant.'Ĭongratulations. If you're feeling down, find a phrase you can say to yourself that picks you up. People sometimes ask, 'Would you change your life, Dave?' and I say, 'No, I am truly blessed to have been abused by mother because without her I would be a nobody.' There are no guarantees, so make the best of every day. You can now begin to celebrate who you are and what you have. Remember, when you hit that little bump in the road, it's only a bump in the road. Through it all, Dave never lets his readers forget that they alone have control over the outcomes of their lives. Keep at it and the impossible can become the everyday. He offers teenagers practical solutions for overcoming their own hardships, focusing on three areas: facing current and past problems, realizing the importance of decisions, and finally, never giving up on oneself. What may be nothing to most people may be a huge achievement for you. I've got lots of money and am very famous and you're not. Life never has been fair, nor will it ever be. Now you must get to know what you want from life. Try also not to be dominated by your hatred learn to forgive like I have learned to forgive that miserable, sadistic bitch, mother, so that you, too, can be inwardly cleansed. Make and maintain the commitment of being your own person and, above all, remember: it's your life. Purge yourself of your past by letting go and stilling your mind. No, I didn't mean throw this book away, I meant your unresolved issues. Start by getting rid of the garbage in your life.

Help Yourself for Teens by Dave Pelzer