Stressed is Desserts Spelled Backwards: Rising Above Life's Challenges with Humor, Hope and Courage [Paperback]

Brian Luke Seaward (Author), Joan Lunden (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1999

Brian Luke Seaward remembers an epiphany -- a turning point in a childhood filled with incredible stress caused by two alcoholic parents. His grandmother handed him a plate of freshly baked cookies with these loving words: "Now, remember, stressed is just desserts spelled backwards!" He realized that humor and compassion go a long way toward easing both stress and sorrow, and made it his life's work to remind people that "we have the power to move through, or around, our problems, and eventually transcend them."

Product Details

• Paperback: 260 pages
• Publisher: Conari Press; 1st edition (July 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1573241660
• ISBN-13: 978-1573241663
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #507,554 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Resonating with truth, September 24, 2000

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Gian Scozzaro (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stressed is Desserts Spelled Backwards: Rising Above Life's Challenges with Humor, Hope and Courage (Paperback)

It's very difficult to find the words to describe the books written by Brian Luke Seaward. If a book is over 150 pages, it must have something about it to hold my attention.. Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards is a book that you don't want to end. It's one of the rare books that I'm able to read in one sitting, and at the same time go back and read parts of it again and again. Different stories and antecdotes within this book resonate within a person at different phases in his or her life and it's so easy to relate to the truths the author speaks of with times in your life or the lives of loved ones. I love to travel and explore the world, and as I do so I also explore the inner depths from within..... With a copy of this book and the Alchemist I am ready to begin my journey, both inner and outer.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A personal and revealing account of stress and life., September 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Stressed is Desserts Spelled Backwards: Rising Above Life's Challenges with Humor, Hope and Courage (Paperback)

After reading this book, I hold firmly to my belief that we all experience many of the same feelings, and that a mentality of separateness is the cause of many of societal ills. I applaud Dr. Searward for revealing a personal side of stress in what I believe is an effort to heal many through the exposure of one's struggles in life and the resultant successes. I am reminded of Lance Armstrong as I get caught up in my self-created daily worries. Attitude is everything and Dr. Seaward certainly shows that with the right attitude, the blessing in every situation will be revealed. I have also read "Stand Like Mountain, Flow Like Water" and feel that this book is excellent follow-on reading. I think that this book helps remind us of the big picture of life, and will hopefully help many people get out the petty details that fritter life away and open our hearts.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stressed Is Desserts Spelled Backward, September 18, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Stressed is Desserts Spelled Backwards: Rising Above Life's Challenges with Humor, Hope and Courage (Paperback)

"Stressed is Desserts Spelled Backward" is a book of that's full of inspiration! I like this book because you can open it to almost any page, start reading and find a valuable bit of information wrapped in a wonderful story. It's like a reference book on stress written in short story form! It also includes practical suggestions for dealing with rough times and for calming the mind, body and spirit. Brian Luke Seaward, PH.D., has a knack for writing as though he were talking to you in person. His other books "Stand Like Mountain, Flow like Water" and "The Art of Calm", just to name a few are also wonderful spirit-filled works that encourage you to embrace life and all that comes with it from a centered, enlightened, inspired perspective.