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Iyanla Vanzant knows plenty about dealing with just such "crap." She has led a difficult life, full of periods of abuse and self-loathing, but she has managed to learn "the lessons beneath the tears" and move beyond her grief and into understanding. In Yesterday, I Cried, she passes these lessons along, continually stressing that past hardships can and should be used to teach us how to grow, heal, and love others and ourselves. The message is one that has been echoed in her bestsellers One Day My Soul Just Opened Up and In the Meantime, but when presented as a memoir, the result is particularly moving.
As any regular Oprah viewer knows, Vanzant is a feisty and charismatic orator, and her no-nonsense style translates well into print. She is candid about her experiences without ever painting herself as a victim, effectively coming across as inspirational rather than preachy or self-pitying. The tone of the book is especially engaging because she seems to be actively working out her problems as she writes, gently pulling the reader into what becomes a mutual catharsis. "Of all things to master," she asks, "why did I have to pick tears?" By the end of Yesterday, I Cried, she finds the answer. And in searching the depths of her own soul, she encourages others to do the same. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
see the "lessons" of your own life,
By L. Rephann "curious about everything" (Brooklyn, New York United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Yesterday I Cried: Celebrating The Lessons Of Living And Loving (Paperback)
I found this book at a time when I was experiencing extreme confusion, pain, self-doubt, and depression. Along with the support of friends and a near-breakdown that took me to the door of madness, this book helped me reconsider my "problems" as opportunities for growth. I am aware that certain strains of Buddhism also speak of using problems as catapaults to growth. Here, Iyanla trances her life (almost chronologically) and, with hindsight, forms a lesson for each particular situation she faced. Many of her lessons came from difficult situations: abuse, infidelity, poverty, teenage pregnancy, an absent father, etc. Central to her process is remembering, which from personal experience, is often one of the hardest things to do, especially if you have a vested interest in forgetting. But that's the point: without remembering, the lessons will never truly stick. And this act of remembering takes LOTS of effort and time. Iyanla, despite her "success" and public profile, admits that she still has healing to do, that in fact it's a life long process. This is especially true for those of us who have waited decades to actually begin to "clean up the crap." There are years of hard-wired behavior patterns that must be seen, analysed (self-analysis is a major part of her style/technique for growth), and then EFFORT must be applied to change them. For anyone who has walked the path before, changing adult human behavior requires major effort and awareness. Iyanla's writing helps keep you in a place of awareness and helps refocus our efforts on our OWN LIFE and its meaning in the cosmos. In other words, while sometimes it appears we strive to change to make ourselves more attractive in a relationship, more employable, more socially interesting, ultimately we must change only for ourselves and our own desire for a BETTER life, a more intimate life with ourselves. Only once this is achieved can we hope to share with others. There are many other techniques and ideas which are helpful. For example: old self vs. new self (Iyanla is not Iyanla's birth name but a name she took for her developing self); prayer (even if you don't believe in God or have a particular faith, prayer keeps you focused on what is necessary for your healing and growth); creating a supportive community. Read, enjoy, and WORK with this book. I highly recommend it. It is like a memoir in some way, and shows how one woman mined her life for lessons and put forth the effort to remake herself beyond her subconsious patterns, fears, and social/economic class.
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simply the best!!,
By jacqueline byrd (miami, florida) - See all my reviews
This review is from: YESTERDAY, I CRIED: Celebrating the Lessons of Living and Loving (Hardcover)
I recommend this book to everyone who feels that they have many obstacles that block their way to possessing the goals they want. It is very inspiring and uplifting. This book is simply the best guide for looking inside of yourself for what you have and then using it to pull yourself up by the bootstraps. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and you will too.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good Book!,
By Mick Monet (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Yesterday I Cried: Celebrating The Lessons Of Living And Loving (Paperback)
I read this book a few years ago and I did then and still do today, think that it's a spectacular piece of work. One of the things that seems to stay right of the front of my mind, is when Iyanla talks about how your thinking changes and the things that were once important, will no longer be important. I didn't understand it when I read but after growing up, and going through, I now understand. As always, Thank You and Great Job Iyanla.
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