The Son Of A Preacher Man: Powerful Lessons from An Ordinary Life

All you have known feels 'normal' until you see another world and have to re-think. Is this what life is all about? Could there be a different way? Is my life so bad after all?

I hope for you that life is smooth and enjoyable and for the most part you happily jog along, but when it all goes wrong how do you cope? What threatens your existence? Just what is the worse that can happen?

For this ordinary boy born in the 60's and growing up in the 70's what starts in an ordinary way certainly takes ugly twists and encounters situations it's hard to imagine in even the darkest dreams. This is a journey where the pain is tangible. This is a story that oozes fear and yet inspires hope. Nightmare situations faced with a brave face and heartbreak defiantly dismissed whilst always battling inner demons and facing head-on the worst elements of humanity.

You will see moments of your own life reflected and you'll feel an affinity as you hear your own inner voice and sense some of the same challenges... and then you see that incredible circumstances happen and you are glad your reading not experiencing it for real.

Do you feel like you don't 'fit in'?

Do you have sleepless nights over relationship heartaches?

Have you felt the turmoil of small business and monetary pressure?

If you are a parent and love your children how would you manage if they were threatened?

In all of it do you sometimes question your own mental health?

All of this and more is my story. It's a story of hope. A story of resilience and a tale offering comfort when you're feeling that you can't cope. Sometimes desperate and sometimes shocking but along the way you will feel the connection. Through the pain there is a light and a learning and in the learning there is a hope and a brighter future.

Let this book be a useful guide and a comfort blanket. Ride this rollercoaster with me. See that you and I are very similar but wildly different....and know that it happened to me and hope that it doesn't happen for you, and yet through this book let us come together for a brighter future.