Something is Happening

Hold Daddy’s Hand
A Father’s ageless book of wisdom for his daughter

“Hold Daddy’s Hand” is written from the viewpoint of a father guiding his daughter using the wealth of his experience and the strength of his love. The strengths of this book lie in the varied and atypical life experiences of the father, having lived for a short time on the wrong side of the tracks, later delving into the spiritual meaning of his life, working creatively in music, writing and art and also starting and managing two successful businesses. It was written to be inspirational, emotional, instructional and entertaining. Style wise it is more reminiscent of Letters to My Son by Ken Nerbern than Chicken Soup for the Father and Daughter Soul.

My book is unique in that it has an overall theme of living consciously and questioning social conditioning. The book spends a good deal of time unraveling our deeply held, “core” beliefs and motivations, especially in spiritual matters, without criticizing any popular beliefs or religions. Time is spent on a variety of subjects not normally covered together in one book; the difference between religion and spirituality, tips for being self employed, some unique twists on financial management, the pitfalls of subconscious programming and how it influences our actions, and a celebration of the differences between women and men. These subjects are “cushioned” by some traditional “Father to Daughter” dialogue on marriage, sex, peer pressure, sports, education, responsibility and finding a purpose in life. There is even a short section of poetry at the end inspired by my daughter.

I have been writing for twelve years and my previous works include “How to start a lawn care business a whole new way”, self-published in 2007, available on Amazon as well as www.LawnGuru.net as well as several finance articles for the local Mid Maine Chamber of Commerce. In addition, I have self published several personal development articles on my website / blog www.SomethingisHappening.org and written and performed several pieces of music. I am currently working on a book of poetry and essays called “I leapt from my chair”.

Download first three chapters and annotated table of contents in PDF format at www.kenlavoie.com
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