Our first contribution is from Samuelson Hause & Samuelson partner, Wendy Samuelson. Esq.
Recently, I saw an announcement that Gabriel Cohen was speaking about his book, Storms Can’t Hurt the Sky: A Buddhist Path Through Divorce. The title caught my eye as a way to help my clients who are suffering from divorce. Although I could not attend the workshop, I decided to download his book onto my Kindle to see what it was all about. While I practice meditative yoga (Na’am yoga) I never really learned about Buddhism and its non-religious aspects of peaceful and compassionate thinking. Mr. Cohen’s book was terrific on so many levels. It helps a person going through divorce understand that they are not the only one who feels distraught, depressed, and angry. It helps people realize that there is a better way to cope with their anger by simply learning a new way of thinking about things. It is also an engrossing and witty book about the first steps to learning about a non-religious approach to Buddhism, which you can apply to all aspects of your life.
Since I really enjoyed reading the book, I though I would reach out to the author by e-mail and see if he would be willing to meet with me to discuss his book further. He not only met with me, but graciously provided me with a copy of his book! The book is now in the waiting room of our office for our clients to peruse.
If you decide to read Mr. Cohen’s book, I hope you find comfort in it and a peaceful path to healing.
At seven in the evening on June 25, 2005, my wife got up and walked out the door.
She never came back.
It was the worst thing that ever happened to me.
It was also, oddly enough, one of the best.
That calamity sent me scrambling for new meaning in life, and I found it in the last place I would ever have imagined.”
A confirmed skeptic, writer Gabriel Cohen never thought he’d find himself embracing Buddhism. But when his marriage fell apart, he discovered that its insights were surprisingly relevant and useful; they offered him a positive path through anger, resentment, loss, and grief. Now, in the first book to focus on Buddhism and divorce, he provides a practical, down-to-earth guide to surviving the pain of a romantic breakup. A compulsively readable story of crisis and renewal, Storms Can’t Hurt the Sky will appeal to those of any faith who are looking to recover from their own losses.
Sample reviews for Storms Can’t Hurt the Sky:
Sound advice and short chapters fill his narrative of recovery, unadorned by bullet-pointed lists, side-bars or “get-enlightened-quick scheme[s],” which should do much to engage readers and keep them that way. Encouraging and accessible throughout, Cohen’s book will make a useful tool for readers going through a difficult break-up. —PublishersWeekly.com
Anybody who has ever experienced the breakdown of a relationship, let alone a divorce, will find that once started, this book is impossible to put down. A deeply personal and honest account of one man’s journey that becomes universal. This is an inspirational and insightful story.
—Mandala magazine
A generous book… An inner adventure told with humor and disarming candor. An evocative and illuminating memoir-cum-guidebook. Gabriel Cohen has a knack for seamlessly weaving together conceptual material and personal anecdotes.
—Tricycle.com
Sample reader letters:
“I’m writing to tell you that your book hit such a deep note for me that I actually consider it the thing that turned around my process of healing from my recent separation/divorce. It made me think, cry, and laugh, and gave me some much-needed perspective. I’ve read many of the divorce-related books out there, and couldn’t stand yet another hand-wringing tale of woe (and ultimately cheesy triumph) that ultimately left me feeling drained rather than inspired – or worse, a hollow guidebook that basically instructed me to buck up, put on some lip gloss and get on with it. Your story – and the telling of it – is beautiful, and honest, and every bit as helpful as I sense you meant for it to be.”
“I am writing to express my deep gratitude for your book, “Storms Can’t Hurt the Sky.” I was skeptical (due to my aversion to “self-help” literature). But it saved me from near-death (well, that’s a bit dramatic), but I had stopped eating, stopped sleeping, stopped functioning for a week after my partner left me. Reading your very heartfelt, relatable account with the profound strands of buddhism deftly woven in, I managed to absorb both the life experience and spiritual text in a way I usually haven’t been able to when I’ve tried reading other books on ‘self- improvement.’ Most of all, it calmed me and gave me succor in a situation that felt hopeless on all levels.”
If you are interested in finding out more about the author, Gabriel Cohen, and his other published books or to purchase this book, you may do so on the author’s website by clicking here: Gabriel Cohen’s Website
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