Wouldn’t it be wonderful if each of us had an answer for all of life’s challenges. Wouldn’t it be great if Decision came easily, if Beginning a new phase of our journey’s was effortless, if the right Words just rolled off our tongues, if Chores were something we looked forward to, if we didn’t struggle with perfection and accepted the Reasonable, or if when an anticipated event was rained out we wouldn’t find undue fault in the Weather? Wouldn’t it be great if these and other life challenges could be met with equanimity?

How can we get to such a place of life balance? Simple solutions to simple (and complex) challenges are certainly one answer. In Dr. Harvey J. White’s original book entitled On LIFE: Thoughts on Life’s Challenges, some of those simple problems are addressed with simple solutions. Stemming from his personal experience as well as over 35 years serving patients as a cardiologist, Dr. White imaginatively engages the reader to step up and dwell on these challenges. And to assist us in becoming more personally enlightened and self-determined, he has authored this work-book style companion journal to draw out the best in each of us. Titled On LIFE Journal: A Companion Workbook, this piece uses reflective life experience and rhetorical questions to stimulate us to write our own solutions. We each become authors!

Completing On LIFE Journal is both a wake-up and an empowering experience. It reminds us that none of us have it easy, and that we are all human. For that we can be grateful!