The Art of Fear
A friend of mine was telling me over a piece of Torah (This could be anything learned from the Jewish holy books, from the most complex argument, to a simple story.) He added that on the day he learned it, he also came across the same lesson from a different source. And then it happened again, the very next day, same lesson, while reading something secular. Cool, right? We both said it at the same time. But a part of me thought, Or random . What my friend is referring to is Torat Emet , a sign, repeated pointers, to the truth of the lesson. The emet . It is a spiritual thing that manifests in the real world. Knowing this, while reading Kristen Ulmer 's book, The Art of Fear I had a similar experience. Otherwise it would be easy to dismiss this bio-self-help book, like my professional self insisted. Because Ms Ulmer isn't a mental health professional, and she cites no research or empirical validation of her methods. The Art of Fear is about the ...