| Title | : | The Human Element |
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| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 94 |
| Publication | : | First published July 27, 2014 |
This is the story of becoming, the process of actualization that we all go through, especially when we are most unaware that it’s happening. Written with striking familiarity and uncanny understanding, this book will open your heart and touch your soul by putting into words the things that are both deeply rooted and hidden in us that we miss them even when they are most transparent.
The human element is the thing that binds us, the thing we have to overcome, how we have to stop standing in our own way and let everything unfold. It is a philosophical take on what it means to overcome humanness by acceptance, initially realized through the experiences of sleep paralysis and other awakenings.
The Human Element Reviews
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“Being realistic only gets you the reality you have now”
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One of my “bibles”
I read this after having read “101 essays that will change the way you think” and thinking that nothing could be better than it. While this is written in a more existential tone, it provided me with the experience I was seeking. The author talks about the importance of keeping “bibles” (books that change you in a significant way) and this certainly did that for me. -
To sum it up… what it means to be “human” …”the thing that resides in all of us that pushes against being constrained, that constantly nags at us and when it does we feel like something is wrong with us instead of asking the question why? Why this? Why anything? Why now?” Quick read, a reminder that we are not what others perceive us to be and that life as a human is much deeper than how we compare to our neighbor, but yet we spend so much time in that reality instead of the latter. Hunger for knowledge, wisdom, truth.
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Wow! There are so many things in this book that I completely disagree with! A lot comes from a personal experience and seems to be projected onto humanity! As though it were universal and fact, but it’s not! For if it was I too would relate to it! Also, a lot of it come off a bit neurotic and cynical! I know that my perspective is also subjective but why adapt one that doesn’t serve me to actually see the beauty of others. There was a great deal of self love but I believe it’s more than that! Idk it kind of left me feeling sour! 2.5
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Great loves are great for what they give long after they’re gone. Not for the egotistical human desire to keep them forever. The deepest, truest love you will experience in your life is not the love that lasts forever. It is not the love that warms you and keeps you without condition. The deepest, truest love you will ever know is the love that radically changes you. When your inner beings come together and by the very nature of their togetherness, the light they refract in and through one another exposes the unhealed parts, the parts you have to mend on your own.
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My first experience with Brianna Wiest, I read it because it was on Audible only and I am still trying to challenge my reading options.
I agree with someone who said they did not expect such depth...
Its a quick read 1.5 hrs, but I took my time to read it, she brought up a few things that needed to be thought of.
I am not really religious but still enjoyed this book... Might read another one of her books.
Her voice was nice and calming maybe even welcoming to the subject. -
i wasn’t sure about this book at first but the writing style gripped me. i found myself needing to pause and reflect on the ideas that Wiest introduced in every paragraph. i think this is a beautiful book about understanding yourself as a dichotomy of mind and body.
A quote that sticks with me still now after reading: “i didn’t have to accept myself as i was, I had to accept myself as i wasn’t” (Ch. 12). -
Yet again, as this is the second book by author Brianna Wiest I have read, has left me open to myself, with so much love, kindness and wisdom. I am thankful to have stumbled across these readings as they ask the “right” questions for introspection and to spark perpetual growth. I know I will come back to these books again and again for guidance.
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I read this book slowly. Some of her writing pierces my heart and others just fly over my head. I’m looking forward to going back to rereading this book at different parts in my life and am really thankful it was gifted to me.
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Not great - much preferred 101 essays.
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Very basic, I’ve heard it over and over again this time it’s just a new author.
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I listened to this book on audible and I can see myself going on long walks and re-listening to it again and again and probably always coming out the other side wiser.
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Quick and easy, but I didn't really like it.
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*3.5*
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i never had an interest for non fiction books but this woman THE BRIANNA WEST got me started into the world of non fiction books
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The most enlightening book I’ve read. Just wow!!! Loved all of it.
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I can't believe I only found this now, so grateful though! Thankyou xxx
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Quick read, would suggest taking it chapter by chapter to absorb and reflect. Loved it.
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“If you want to know the second thing about you, look around you. If you want to know the first, figure out why those things are there.”
Chapters 9 and 15 especially resonated with me. -
Love Brianna's writing technique.
Have ordered other books written by her.
This one is straight forward and hitting the nail on the head. -
It's nice to read what I feel through the gift of another, and to gain further understanding.
Great read. The love section is soo me: loving others from that place deep within me. -
I lovely, inspiring and thought provoking book.
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Insightful and thought-provoking.
