Quick review: Margin

...by Richard A Svenson (NavPress)

The number of quotations appearing on this blog will suggest that this book had an impact on me.

To me the value of this volume is the way it gives name and form to some of the issues which rot the soul of modern people.  Essentially, Svenson suggests that we have entered an age of too much (to do, to think about, to take in, to cope with) and we have forgotten that we have natural limits.  Obvious really, but how come we didn't notice?  That the feeling which bows our hearts with such weight we cannot cope, is frustration.  He's right.

His aim is to encourage us to build a margin in our life so that we can deal with the unexpected and stay healthy: emotional, physical, financial and time margin - and he does so persuasively, with hope and wit.  His advice is practical without being overbearing or beyond possibility.

I won't say any more here, but if the quotes on this blog and this brief description seem to resonate with where you are, then get the book.  It is really worth reading.