I just read the book, The Possibility of Everything, by Hope Edelman and it opened my eyes to new possibilities. This amazing, beautifully written non-fiction book, is about Hope's struggle with her 3 year old daughter's imaginary friend. With her husband working extremely long hours, Hope must deal with her daughter's issues alone most of the time, and has trouble coping. She is convinced that there is more to this imaginary friend than just a child's imagination.
With a vacation to Belize coming up, Hope's husband recommends they take their daughter to a Shaman or faith healer. Hope is horrified at first because she did not believe in things she could not see. The book chronicles their amazing one week journey to Guatemala and Belize and how her views slowly changed as the week progressed.
After reading The Possibility of Everything, I am having trouble holding to my old beliefs. Maybe there really is something to healing, mysticism and faith that I refused to acknowledge before because I couldn't see it. Maybe I've always been too much of a skeptic. I'm still not sure if I fully believe, but I am now keeping an open mind.
See also:
Mary Lou Quinlan Shares Her Mother's Secret in The God Box
Growing Up Bipolar: New Memoir from Terri Cheney
