About Waiting to Live
Dr. Asa Don Brown’s insightful message of unconditional love will transpire your way of thinking. Dr. Brown reveals a profound way of looking at life, forgiveness, and happiness. He explores with the reader the concepts of love and forgiveness. He has a poignant way of evoking the internal and spiritual side of life. His message will inspire you to begin living today. Why are you Waiting to Live?
I found the message thought-provoking and inspiring. The strength in the knowledge that my happiness comes from loving and caring for my own spirit is empowering. I am taking life-changing lessons from these powerful and well-written words.
Dr. Tracy L. Brown, O.D., Optometrist
Cariboo Eyecare Clinic, British Columbia, Canada
ABOUT THIS BOOK
COVER DESIGN
Jason Hirsch, Graphic Designer
Jason Hirsch has collaborated with Dr. Asa Don Brown on the concept of the cover of this book. Jason Hirsch graduated in 1997 from the Art Institute of Colorado with a degree in Visual Communications. He has since worked as a Broadcast Designer and Motion Graphics Artist for on-air television news since completing his education. He has produced graphics for the American Networks, NBC, ABC, and CBS. Mr. Hirsch has had a bright career working in various mediums of art and graphic design including print, web, video and a variety of on-air forums. Mr. Hirsch has received a multiple number of recognitions and awards including:
6 Emmy Awards and 3 Colorado Broadcaster Awards.
I am personally grateful for Jason Hirsch’s dedication, artistic comprehension, and willingness to create a truly magnificent cover for this book. If you are seeking a graphic designer for your business or artistic concepts you should contact Jason Hirsch. I unequivocally recommend Jason Hirsch as a Graphic Designer and as a person.
You can reach Jason Hirsch through his website at: jasonhirschdesign.com
ARTISTIC AND PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKS
Photographs and Artistic concepts were created with the help of:
Dr. Tracy Lynn Brown (Optometrist, British Columbia), Leah May Brown (L. B. Creations, Texas), and Dr. Asa Don Brown. I am sincerely grateful for the time dispensed to develop the artwork within this book. I feel that the photographs and artwork enrich the overall content of the book.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT MY OFFICE TO SETUP AN ENGAGEMENT OR TO ARRANGE FOR A BOOK PROMOTION - SIGNING. (250) 392-4930 / (250) 398-6462 FAX OR EMAIL US AT ( tour@asadonbrown.com ) I AM APPRECIATIVE OF YOUR TIME AND EFFORTS.
RESPECTFULLY,
DR. ASA DON BROWN
“Dr. Asa Don Brown has successfully managed to amalgamate his own profound insights with centuries old wisdom and contemporary psychology to produce a unique, lucid, and pragmatic work. His book will undoubtedly inspire those seeking inspiration, educate those seeking an education, and edify those seeking an edification. In a world where many are often making more but feeling less, this book will be a welcome addition to aid them in reconciling this frustrating chasm.”
Dr. Tony Mann, O.D., Optometrist
Londonderry Eye Care, Alberta, Canada”
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EXPERIENCING THE JOURNEY OF DR. BROWN’S BOOK THROUGH REVIEWS, PRESS RELEASES, POSTERS, & PAMPHLETS
Son,
Your insights from your education and lifelong experiences are certainly reflected in this book. Having spent 25 years in the corporate world working with people, I have found that happy people are productive people. This book lays out the roadmap to happiness that many people just don’t get. I believe your book will not only lead people to happiness, but it will make them more productive, thus reinforcing their happiness.
To me, happiness is founded in my faith in God. This faith allows me to always have hope, as I know God wants good things for me. Most of all, my faith allows me to love and be loved.
Love,
Dad
H. Don Brown, SPHR, GPHR
Global HR Consultant, Texas, USA
I enjoyed hearing what Asa had to say about happiness in his book. What I got from it was that happiness cannot be achieved by the way that people make us feel because that changes all the time—nor events, nor material things, nor achievements in our life. It is a balance of everything.
Love,
Mama
Leah M. Brown, Freelance Artist/Photographer
L. B. Creations, Texas, USA
I have never known so much about love, the styles of love, or the definitions therein. I feel this is a highly intellectual and informative book. I am elated for your wisdom and strides that you have made in your life.
Eddie Allen Brown, AAS, Occupational Therapist Assistant
Reliant Rehabilitation, Texas, USA
U.S. Army Retired
Knowing the author personally, I can attest that the writer penned this work from profound insights that he has lived, experienced, and practiced as a clinical psychologist: that people are positively defined by how they overcome obstacles or are negatively influenced by living down to criticism and self-doubt. The work is philosophically, psychologically, and clinically sound and argues well that, by being taught how to take personal responsibility for our existence, we can recreate ourselves to reach our true potentials. We are more than our past behaviours and circumstance. Indeed, we can be more than, in spite of or because of, our individual or collective checkered past. The book delivers a good read and validates the promise that no matter what happens in our life, by learning how to forgive and taking positive action, giants will fall.
Dr. Chris Montoya, Ph.D., Psychology, Tenured Professor
Thompson Rivers University, British Columbia, Canada
Dr. Brown is a believer in unconditional love, that we all should practice it all the time. He shows us how it is achieved, what its characteristics are, and what its results will be. He claims that the human body is simply a cargo container, carrying our spiritual nature to our next destination. Moreover, the cargo container does not represent the merchandise within it, no more than the human body represents its spiritual cargo. While we look at the human body and complicate its beauty, we usually fail to realize that the eternal being, the spirit within us, has the greater beauty, because its essential characteristic is its unconditional love.
Dr. Robert E. Clarke, Th.D., Emeritus Professor
Oklahoma Baptist University, Texas, USA
I found this message of unconditional love to be an eye-opener. I never really thought about the depth of where it comes from; I just took it for granted. It is very interesting and inspirational to know the depth and meaning behind where this love comes from and how we can or have possibly achieved it.
Cheyanne Erickson, B.M.
Pembina Medical Clinic, Alberta, Canada
Unconditional love is an emotion all of us desire. This reference helps us to understand a way that we can all achieve this emotion. It promises a sense of hope to all those that read it.
Melanie Ingram, CLXT, Combined Laboratory and X-Ray Technologist
Saskatoon Health Region, Saskatchewan, Canada
I concur that unconditional love is very important and essential for true happiness. Reading this has reaffirmed my belief that unconditional love is the primary ingredient for true happiness. Great read!
Travis Mullin, B.Sc., Commercial Pilot, Air Canada, and
Brenda Mullin, B.Ed., Elementary School Teacher, Notre Dame School
Alberta, Canada
Having known the author for over 30 years, I can say without any reservations that Asa Brown knows and lives what he has written in this publication. It is a good tool to have as a reminder that we as humans strive to be better people by treating those closest to us, whether it be friend, family, or coworker, not to be judgmental and to treat those closest to us with unconditional love. In the years I have known Asa, he continues to practice this which is written each and everyday, personally and professionally. We should take a page from this book and strive to treat our fellow counterparts as we ourselves would like to be treated.
Richard T. Conner
Lifelong Friend of Dr. Asa Don Brown
Hertz, Oklahoma, USA
Very mind-opening and insightful, made me think in different ways, made me want to read more of his book.
Mike Boehm, Master Technician
Lake City Ford, British Columbia, Canada
Having the pleasure of knowing Asa for a number of years, he is always a pleasure to talk to and provides insight and inspiration in life. It is of no surprise to me that his written works would also give one pause for thought and make you want to focus on becoming a better person. In reading this wonderfully inspired work, I am looking forward to reviewing all of his written works—now and future—and recommending them to patients, family, and friends.
Dr. Sheila Boehm, D.C., Chiropractor
Cariboo Chiropractic, British Columbia, Canada
Awesome read! Asa Brown addresses the issue of an unconditional love of self that is needed before you can accept or love others unconditionally. He further explains this concept in such a way that it encompasses and reaches all audiences. As a guidance counselor, I love the idea of writing yourself a love letter that accepts self unconditionally. This would be an especially effective strategy to use with students I counsel in a public school setting. This strategy would encourage them to look deeper into their internal self rather than always the superficial external self! I recommend this book wholeheartedly.
Earline Lawrence, M.Ed., Counselor
Garfield County High School, Montana, USA
Very thought-provoking and intriguing concepts of the unconditional mind.
Dr. Mark Gracia, M.D., Emergency Room Physician
Cariboo Memorial Hospital, British Columbia, Canada
Unconditional love from an evolutionary point of view is a short story to extinction. Without the two lesser loves, physical and brotherly, there is no foundation for the third. Right, wrong, or otherwise, most people in society probably don’t think this deep and would squander the love given to them.
Ian Klepsch, Professional Realtor
Remax, British Columbia, Canada
The title of this book is intriguing. It led me to want to open the book, see the table of contents, skim through the first chapter for main ideas and to see where the reading might lead. As I did that, I felt myself immediately engaged, both intellectually and spiritually. By the time I journeyed through the first chapter, I found myself entering into mental dialogue with the author, feeling spiritually and intellectually challenged, and wanting to learn more. For those of us interested in and seeking spiritual wisdom, this book is one that is a must-read! It is so well written and one that will serve well for individuals across all walks of life, as well as a resource for professionals. The material herein is a work that obviously reflects the author’s personal spiritual journey and wellness as well as professional excellence, driven also by a sincere caring for fellow humans, an uncommon combination in the area of self-help books.
Dr. Brown eloquently describes the intended and inherent beauty of the spirit’s unconditional love. By nature, humans have—as he denotes—a trusting, open, faith-based spirit. It is indeed through contamination by contrary experiences such as negative information, situations, and events that the human spirit learns to not trust, to close off, or build walls in conscious and unconscious efforts to protect the self, an unhealthy skepticism, a change in perception of things interpersonal, a hardening of the heart (spirit) and, as Dr. Brown notes, conditional parameters pertaining to love. Yes, one only has to look at the facial expressions and behaviors of an infant and then contemplate the same reflections in later human development to know the truth of this!
As a registered psychologist, I am often guiding individuals in the area of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral matters and working on strategies with them. As Dr. Brown indicates, our thoughts are so important to our daily reality and outcomes in life. Years ago, Dr. Norman Vincent Peale also put forward some similar concepts and spiritual principles in his book As a Man Thinketh. One notes as well that across both many religions and cultures, there is evidence of mankind struggling with the issue of mind, body, and spirit over time. Dr. Brown’s book is a wonderful and timely contribution that certainly sheds light on the issues and provides hope for healthy resolution and joyful, peaceful living.
Dr. Eunice Johannson, Ph.D., R. Psych, Neuropsychologist
Insight Psychological, Inc., Alberta, Canada
Sunday, January 15, 2012
