Your Life Isn't for You

In this book Seth Adam Smith expands on the philosophy behind his extraordinarily popular blog post ''Marriage Isn't for You'' - which received over 30 million hits and has been translated into over twenty languages - and shares how living for others can enrich every aspect of your life just as it has his. With a mix of humor candor and compassion he reveals how years before his marriage his self - obsession led to a downward spiral of addiction and depression culminating in a suicide attempt at the age of twenty. Reflecting on the love and support he experienced in the aftermath as well as on the lessons he learned from a difficult missionary stint in Russia his time as a youth leader in the Arizona desert his marriage and even a story his father read to him as a child he shares his deep conviction that the only way you can find your life is to give it away to others.