"A book that gives hope"

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"This book contains a lot. Per Berglund has captured his journey from darkness to light with unparalleled precision and wisdom, and he shares his discoveries freely with the reader. How can you achieve happiness if you are not honest with yourself?

This is a central question in the book. In this deep inner self-examination, Per uses equal parts dry humor and self-distancing as he does the eternal wisdom of A Course in Miracles. He applies The Course to his practical situation and finds the thoughts that lead him further towards the light.

At times, especially in the beginning, the suffering is great, and in his story we all recognize ourselves, which makes Per's drama incredibly exciting to follow. But even when it seems darkest, he never abandons his faith in a meaning, in something higher, and this light from above shines into his world and brings him home.
In the book we encounter many miracles and “supernatural” abilities and the spirit’s direct communication with us – and not least how love and forgiveness can transform our lives and make us abandon the distorted and unnatural image we have of ourselves. It is truly a personal document about the only right path to true happiness – the path we usually call the narrow path.

It is a journey from despair and hopelessness to the unique and inexplicable light that rests in accepting ourselves just as we are; beyond all the ego's meaningless compromises. To get to Heaven, you must actually leave a world behind you – the world that even when you were a child began to be pushed down on your head by the ego's teaching about the world; what the world wanted from you, and what you had to put up with and accept in order to be loved and feel valuable. There are other explanations of the world and other ways of looking at it, which do not involve a denial of your inner identity.

Per convinces us of this by demonstrating his wise choices to all of us, so that we will learn to choose the right way, just like him.”