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ReBecoming: The Way of Opportunity

J. R. Maxon
Dassana Press (2009)
ISBN 9780981520155
Reviewed by Tina Avon for RebeccasReads (10/08)

As I was reading this book, I kept getting the weirdest feeling: that the author knew me personally and had decided that he would write a book just for me.  That is the kind of feeling you get when you read ReBecoming: The Way of Opportunity.  For one thing, I was hugely surprised that the author was male, as his main character is a female.  Maxon does a wonderful job of writing from the female point of view, which is, in my opinion, extremely rare, especially considering the sensitivity and insight found in this book.

The novel is in essence about a woman, Diana Archer, who knows that she "should" be happy, but is clueless as to how to do that.  She therefore embarks on a journey through all kinds of adventures in order to figure out how to find the happiness that seems to be so close and yet still eludes her.

Its difficult to write a synopsis of this book, because this story is so much more than any synopsis could describe.  Through every sentence, imagery and emotion, there is a hidden message, an opposing point of view and a promise of something more.

Indeed, many people today have all the elements they need to feel contentment and yet they are unhappy.  The challenge for all of us is to find a way out/around/through the day-to-day mundane events that get us down, and reach for a different way - in fact, believe that there is a better, softer way.  Some would call it spirituality.

In this story, our main character Diana is asked to open her heart and listen to her inner guide to blot out the obvious and look for the beauty.  As always, the Universe always gives us what we need (if not what we want), so to this end, she is sent a guide who gently points her in the direction she needs to start her voyage.

Diana slowly, but surely comes to believe in a power that is greater than she is, but also in the fact that there is beauty, joy and contentment in her everyday life, if she is willing to put away her habitual ways of thinking (that are limiting and play on the mind), and is willing to open herself up to the joys around her, she will find the joy and contentment that she is seeking.

This book is unusual, in my opinion, because although the storyline is basically presented as a novel and actually reads a little bit like “chick lit,” it somehow manages to blend all of these elements with a deep spiritual connection and creates the core of the book.

Yes, this book is absolutely about finding your spirituality, but it’s also an explosion of joy at your life or the promise of what it can be! My mother always says, "Life is what you make it." We basically have all the tools we need, if only we are willing to use them.

I really loved this book.  It made me sad, happy and willing to work even more on my spiritual side.

    

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