The Classroom of Life: Tools and Skills to Overcome Obstacles and Adversity

The classroom of life is filled with the authors thoughtful and heartfelt reflections on what makes a rich and fulfilling life. He guides young adults navigating lifes journey through a collection of treasured lessons learned inspirational stories and wisdom gathered from mentors. The author shares what is important to a meaningful life how to harness personal power and strategies needed to achieve personal fulfillment--Judith Minium School PsychologistDont judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plantRobert Louis StevensonEveryones life journey is replete with pain stress and worry. Obstacles and problems raise their ugly heads daily. Without tools and skills it is impossible to slay these impending dragons. You will experience difficult people failed relationships love death addictions temptations and danger.In 1967 I had a dream about my children and the future children of the world! Having already started my own journey I had discovered the many obstacles needed to overcome lifes sojourn. If only I could build a classroom to guide my youngsters and their worldly brethren.My treatise would address the problems met during lifes voyage and it would propose solutions to each. The book would include the wisdom and advice of the sages past and present. It would embrace a compendium of stories research quotes and down to earth lessons. This virtual classroom would identify the multitude of obstructions faced on lifes odyssey including its painful trials and tribulations the development of rules of conduct a moral compass social skills emotional maturity humility character and all the other necessary adaptations and applications to weather lifes struggles.I began collecting as much documented knowledge as possible. It included quotes stories books seminars cartoons articles and notes. After a half-century I was mesmerized at the volume of hidden jewels collected. And humbled by the mental giants whose cherished words had endured for millennia. This was my Holy Grail a cache of many rare and priceless antiquities. With resolute passion I began my dream to share this treasure trove of instructional and inspirational gems....a nostalgic trip from childhood to adulthood providing answers to the stumbling blocks we all face on our journey. While each of us travel a slightly different path the basic concepts for handling obstacles on lifes journey. I found myself smiling chuckling and laughing out loud and at other times misty-eyed. I believe this book represents a way to more easily handle the road ahead and the peace of growing older and wiser. I recommend it highly--Jerry Kramer Retired High Tech Engineer Plant Manager