You Are What You Think

Author: David Stoop

During the American Revolution, American forces pursued the British army. They moved through northern New York into Canada. The British reached Quebec and stopped there. In the ensuing battle, the Americans failed miserably and returned home defeated. This was because Quebec was a walled city. The Americans could not breach the walls, and the British successfully defended the city from within the walls. The walls were a good defense. This book is about how to control your life. It is clear that you cannot change everything in your world. What you can do is look for weaknesses in your "walls" and then build a strategy for self-control. What coping mechanism do you use when stress builds up and you feel control slipping through your fingers? Do you tend to over-control or get overwhelmed by emotions beyond your capacity?