Introduction to the Book

Do you ever find yourself asking why Britney, Lindsey, and others are so crazy? Why are those who have the most going for them acting so destructive? Is traditional rehabilitation becoming a new age joke? While you are shaking your head, ask yourself, why am I so lucky? How did I beat the odds? But the real question is, what separates you from them; is it a moral compass?

There is an old saying that goes, "Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime.” That's what I have set out to do with, "The Struggle to Fall in Love with Myself". The mission of this novel is to provide instruction on the following: 1. How to fish for God, 2. How to establish self respect and dignity, and 3. How to achieve inner peace and happiness. "The Struggle to Fall in Love with Myself" is a true story of a young girl who was smart, talented, and God fearing. She was a prominent singer, star athlete, and runway model by the time she was 17 years old. In contrast, she was also an alcoholic, pothead, abused wife, and mother by the time she was 18 years of age. As a young adult she spent her life in a series of dysfunctional relationships, encounters with the law, and attempted suicide before she realized the happiness she searched for was within her. She found her way back to Christ and he centered her world.