Finding Pecos: An Addict's Trip
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.85 (896 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0980172535 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 140 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Now he devotes his time evenly between the pursuit of pleasing his wife and the pursuit of literary mastery. In his short life, Paul has been a delivery driver, tax preparer, e-zine publisher, cabbie, editor, door-to-door salesman, and an Executive Advocate. He is currently working on a short story collection titled "Legends Vault: Stories & More," illustrated by his lovely bride. Paul lives with his wife, the brillia
Do not be fooled by the author's easy-to-read writing style; hidden behind the simplicity are words of wisdom to gently but firmly empower other souls to find the positive and the beautiful in life just as he has. Your desires can lead you to either the road of destruction or the road to a meaningful life. A desire for the wrong thing can ultimately bring you to a life of despair. The road to the good may be the harder of the two on which to travel, but it is the only road where the traveler can reap gold. -- Shirley Cheng, blind and physically disabled award-winning author and motivational speaker. Recommended for anyone who wants a gentle hand to lead them down their own road to a spiritual transformation. Finding Pecos is his spiritual journey from an addict to a wise man whose heart has embraced God and the treasures He has to offer. As a young man, Paul Michael Speir had struggled between opposite forces of desi
For one young man in particular the view was nearly unbearable. Trapped inside the life of a drug addict, this man saw that in order to survive he would have to change, break free of the passive existence he had come to loathe. Three years later the man found himself balancing on the brink of self-destruction, the image of a sane world quickly fading, and he knew only a drastic change could free him from his chains. "Finding Pecos: An Addict's Trip" is a heartwarming and insightful look into the life of a young man who falls as far as a person possibly can, then climbs back up again.. The tragedy of 9/11 opened the eyes of America's youth as nothing else could. With his oldest friend and smoking buddy along for the ride he set off on a journey to find the wisdom he so longed to possess. They immediately saw their world for what it was rather than for what they wanted it to be. And yet he found himself in a self-serving rut, one which he was unable or unwilling to overcome
Fate or the hand of God? A few years back, my wife Leah and I decided to swing by a ranch I once managed for my father. The ranch is located in a remote part of West Texas between the tiny town of Bakersfield and McCamey. We turned right at Bakersfield after exiting I-10 and began driving north.A few miles up the road, I saw a large object in the distance on the left hand side of the road. As we neared the object grew in size and I noticed it was moving. Barely moving, b. A review by Shirley Cheng Paul Speir Your desires can lead you to either the road of destruction or the road to a meaningful life. A desire for the wrong thing can ultimately bring you to a life of despair. One must first have the desires for a positive life and then let them prevail over any other desires. As a young man, Paul Michael Speir had struggled between opposite forces of desires as he dealt with drug addiction; even as he fell victim to negative desires, somewhere deep in