I picked up this book at the library and I was pleasantly surprised.  (I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately…perhaps out of "fear" that I won’t have as much/any time to read after I have Sean in February.)  Overall, this book is about women facing their fears.  By nature, I’m not a very fearful person so I didn’t think that the book would be that helpful.

As I mentioned, I was pleasantly surprised.  The book tackled fear on a variety of levels: about the body; about love; about parenting; about work; about money; about aging and illness; about God and death; about leadership and speaking out; and about changing the world.  After Ms. Huffington shared her thoughts on each topic, there was an essay from another prominent woman on the topic. 

Of the fears mentioned, I realized that I still need to be conscious of my fears regarding parenting (not so much that me and my husband will "mess up" our kids, but the fear of "outside" dangers and influences) and about aging and illness (moreso illness…it’s disconcerting for me to think about the necessity of relying on others to meet my needs). 

In any event, the book isn’t really about becoming fearless…everyone has some sort of fear.  Moreso, it’s about facing our fears and not allowing them to rule our lives….a great lesson/reminder for women (and men!).

Posted by Kimberly on 12 Jan 2007 at 12:26 pm | Tagged as: Books