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Christina Goebel

After earning recognition in Book Authority’s Top 100 Spiritual Books of All Time, I was stunned to see my book GoldenHeart: How to Love Humanity in also in Book Authority’s Top 98 Perseverance Ebooks. According to their website, BookAuthority “identifies and rates the best books in the world, based on recommendations by thought leaders and experts.”

Why Perseverance?

I wrote GoldenHeart after devastating personal and spiritual losses and I couldn’t see how my life would improve or how I would recover. The only thing that felt better then was writing a book to spare others the pain and isolation I felt.

Despite our circumstances, we can use love as a tool to persevere. Sometimes, it hurts too much to continue and I know that feeling physically, spiritually, and psychologically. While conflict resolution and a solid psychology course load in college helped me cope with situations, deep and miraculous healing came from sharing love with others.

How to Persevere

When all you can think about is your problems, stop thinking about yourself. Take the focus off your problems and the way your circumstances aren’t making you happy. Now, look for others you can assist. I’ve helped people around me as well as doing organized and personal service for groups I felt inspired to help, such as orphans, foster children, people with disabilities, and people in poverty or who are homeless. I’ve always felt like getting involved when I saw homeless people, for example. They are not people I pass in my car. I want to hear their stories and ease their journey. I talk with them about what is most important for them, including immediate needs and long-term dreams.

While volunteerism usually starts with me feeling that I am useful for a community, it ends with my thanking that community for the love they taught me. Love heals. Reach out and show compassion for someone when you are suffering, and discover a new world.

Your Love Mission

You’re here to love the world — your way. Whether you help someone get or make a meal, or assist with math homework or taxes — or whether you encourage them at the gym or at work — wherever you are, you have skills that ease the lives of others. A smile for the person who thinks no one cares about her or him can save a life. Teaching someone a survival skill can too and we each have skills that help us persevere. We are stronger than our challenges. How do I know? We are still here.

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