http://joys.net/3462/smile-at-strangers-and-other-lessons-in-the-art-of-living-fearlessly/ Bringing Joys and Happiness Fri, 13 Mar 2020 09:48:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 http://joys.net/3462/smile-at-strangers-and-other-lessons-in-the-art-of-living-fearlessly/#comment-17641 Gary in Sun City, AZ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:49:02 +0000 http://joys.net/3462/smile-at-strangers-and-other-lessons-in-the-art-of-living-fearlessly/#comment-17641 Finding peace in everyday situations, but seen through the author’s martial arts slant. The chapter I liked best was the one about WHY we should smile at strangers. It’s about making others feel comfortable with us and the situation. It’s about finding peace in everyday situations. Some good advice in this book, and I like the author’s writing style, it reads smoothly. I do feel that in writing from her perspective too much emphasis was placed on the martial arts approach. Still, a worthwhile read.

]]> http://joys.net/3462/smile-at-strangers-and-other-lessons-in-the-art-of-living-fearlessly/#comment-17640 Chel Micheline "Chel Micheline" Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:29:09 +0000 http://joys.net/3462/smile-at-strangers-and-other-lessons-in-the-art-of-living-fearlessly/#comment-17640 charming and inspiring (4.5 stars) Sometimes the answer to various challenges in life come in a very unexpected way, and such is the case with Susan Schorn. After beginning karate, she began to look at her life through the lessons she was being taught at her dojo. And the more of the martial arts philosophy she applied to life, the more life began to make sense.I had to read this book because my husband started karate just a few years ago and it has *radically* changed so much about his life- not only his health and his fitness levels, but his perspective on a lot of different things. So even though I’m not a martial arts person myself, I totally get the way it can alter a person’s outlook on both the big and little things. But this book isn’t just about martial arts, it’s about taking common sense, old-fashioned wisdom and applying it to life as a whole.My husband actually read this, too (once he saw the word “karate” on the cover, he couldn’t NOT read it) but he was more interested in comparing Schorn’s training to his own.All in all, we both enjoyed “Smile at Strangers”.

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