I Am My Own Cause Too

I Am My Own Cause P O O L E . 2008 Was A Year Of Major Change In Charles Pooles Life. In The Course Of The Year He: . Moved From The Midwest To The West Coast Without Knowing A Soul; . Faced Uncertainty About His Professional Future; . Struggled With Challenges Ranging From Body Image And Emotional Eating To Recurringmedical Issues; And. Grew Increasingly Aware That Americas Fixation On Mindless Conformity Was Devaluingits Greatest Assetindividual Self Acceptance. . He Looked Inward When He Decided Not To Let Personal Challenges And Other Turmoil Break Hisspirit. Writing Became His Coping Mechanism And Eventually Took The Form Of A Blog TitledI Am My Own Cause. For A Year Beginning In November Of 2008 Poole Shared His Struggles Addressed Personalissues Provided Opinions About America Popular Culture And Faith And Couragevirtuallyanything He Thought And Felt Without A Filter. It Was His Catharsis. . In The Months After He Began Writing People He Knew As Well As Many He Didnt Respondedto The Messages They Found On The Blog And Told Him His Posts Reached Them On Very Personallevels. They Encouraged Him To Write More. I Am My Own Cause Conceived As A Wayto Help Poole Find The Means To Live An Abundant Hopeful Life Became A Rallying Point Forcommon Sense Honesty And Hope That Connected People Across Race Age Sex And Faith. . This Work Is A Collection Of Some Of The More Thought-Provoking Inspiring And Humorousposts He Wrote During That Year. Each Entry Written In Pooles Unique Voice And Based On Hisbelief That Every Person Has The Power To Change Their Lives And The Lives Of Others Is Practicaland Inspirational.