Making Sense When Life Doesn't by Cecil Murphey

Subtitle: The Secrets of Surviving in Tough Times.

Are you going through a rough patch right now? Maybe you've lost your job or you're having difficulty with a personal relationship. Whatever your situation, Cecil Murphey provides encouragement in this, his latest book.

Murphey uses anecdotes from his own experience as a writer, pastor, missionary, and family man to analyze typical "bumps" in the road of life. The premise of the first chapter is: "Life is messy. I can't avoid the chaos, but I can choose my response to the crisis." In the forty-five remaining chapters, Murphey covers many common life situations. For example, I particularly appreciated the chapter on valuing what we have rather than grieving about what we don't have. "I don't need more things to be happy. I need to value what I have," says Murphey.

Perhaps we need the unplanned, unwanted events in our lives to make us stronger and help us appreciate what's really important in life. The last chapter states: "I'm not who I used to be, and I don't know who I'll be at the end of my life. I'm an work in progress." I'm reminded of a friend's favorite quote, "There's joy in the journey." As Murphey suggests, the journey is what life's all about.

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Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from author Cecil Murphey without any strings attached. I was not required to publish any review at all. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”