BRIGHT SHINING

A powerful book from one of my favorite writers on something we all need more of and could give more of Ryan Holiday bestselling author of The Obstacle is the Way and Ego Is the Enemy Luminous A work to both devour and savour Baird has once again written a book the world needs now Guardian From the bestselling author of Phosphorescence comes a beautiful and timely exploration of that most mysterious but necessary of human qualities grace Grace is hard to define It can be found when we create ways to find meaning and dignity in connection with each other building on our shared humanity being kinder bigger better with each other If in its crudest interpretation karma is getting what you deserve then grace is the opposite forgiving the unforgivable favoring the undeserving loving the unlovable Sadly we live in an era when grace is increasingly rare Our growing distrust of the media politicians and each other has choked our ability to trust to accept to allow for mistakes to forgive What does grace look like in today s world and how do we recognize it nurture it in ourselves and express it even in the darkest of times In this luminously beautiful deeply insightful and timely book Baird explores the meaning of grace and h