Review of “Journey to Wholeness” by Sarah Moon

Score: 95/100 (9.5 out of 10)

Journey to Wholeness is an excellent self-help, Christian book by Sarah Moon!

The subtitle of the book (Healing the Past, Embracing Change, and Learning to Let Go) reflects the nurturing, comforting, healing nature of this book. However, it's so much more than that.

This is a book about being a better person, being a happier person, and living your best life—the life that God intended for you.

This is a book about attracting happy, positive people into our lives. It's a book about nurturing positive thoughts and feelings. It's a book about looking at everything from a different lens and from a different perspective from what we're used to. It's a book about learning from mistakes rather than letting them defeat or destroy us. It's a book about letting go of self-destructive feelings like envy, jealousy, and resentment. It's a book about controlling the controllables and leaving the rest up to God.

In a lot of ways, this is a self-help book with a similar feel to something like The Stress Book by Dr. Terrence Foster or The Power of Wholeness by Dr. Verlaine Crawford, however, is far more condensed and concise.

Author Sarah Moon's story, though mostly in the background of this book and not expanded on, stands out as incredibly compelling and inspiring for the amount of time it is given. Both of her parents passed away from illness within months of each other. Having immigrated from Brazil to Utah, USA, Moon was forced to go back to Brazil and pick up the broken pieces of her past (in a sense). So, Moon presents this information as someone who has walked the talk—as someone who has remained positive and trusted God despite all the slings and arrows that life could throw her way.

This book is not just inspiring, but it is also quite well-written and eloquent, although there are a few missing words and small errors here and there. Some of our favorite quotes are:

“I’m attached to nothing and open to what life brings.”

“Just very different perspectives. Same movie, just different optics.”

This quote regards how some people view situations differently—a fan of romance would focus on the romantic aspects of a film while a history buff might focus on the historical accuracy (or inaccuracy) of it. This doesn't make one right or the other wrong, it's just a matter of looking at things from a different lens.

“Do you let a pebble on your path stop you from finishing the journey? Pebbles can be stepped over, rocks give you a better view if you use it as a stepping stone to see what is ahead and bolders[SIC] develop muscles or the ability to go over, around it or explode it out of the way. To some, a pebble is all it takes to destroy focus. Don’t let it be you! A pebble sinks into the ground if you step on it. No other thought should be given to it!”

“Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.” (Credited to Nelson Mandela)

“Dreaming with God is the same as entering a miracle factory and running the place for our profit. Pleasures come in many ways.”

“Perspective is truth wrapped in emotions.”

“...you ask 'What if I fall?' Oh but my darling, 'What if you fly?'” (Credited to Erin Hanson)

This book packs a punch in less than 200 pages, similar to something like No Perfect Love by Alyson Nerenberg.

Check it out on Amazon!