Life Positive — January 2018

Conquering fear

The Fearless Path

by Curtis Rivers

Findhorn Press

Paperback

Price: ` 1,188

Pages: 222

Amidst a plethora of self-help

books focussing on success

and personal growth, Curtis

Rivers’ The Fearless Path

stands out as an interactive

guide that can help you

perceive and achieve success.

The book follows Curtis, a

Hollywood stuntman, on a trek

to a mysterious mountain in

The East. While he waits for his

trek guide to start the journey

to the top of the mountain,

he is greeted instead by an

Englishman named Pierce.

As their journey progresses,

the mysterious Pierce

questions Curtis about his

life and quickly becomes his

spiritual guide. He helps him

visualise his dreams and

overcome the obstacles in

his path. Although written

autobiographically, Curtis

insists on perceiving this

journey as a fictional story

based on real events and

awakenings. As he journeys

upwards on the mountain, his

soul journeys with him through

the wilderness and is slowly set

free of the fears that held him

back all his life.

The book is divided into

seven chapters. Each of these

explores a different step in

realising your dream—from

its inception in your mind to its

ultimate attainment. At the end

of each chapter is a task that

helps the reader understand

the importance of a particular

action like believing, relaxing,

visualising, and observing.

When combined, these actions

help you keep all your doubts

and fears at bay. Curtis insists

that the reader read only one

chapter a day to completely

absorb the essence of each

step in the journey of self-

realisation. He explains, at

length, the importance of

being an observer and being

grateful for what you have

been provided. As simple as

these acts might seem, they

help you take control of your

circumstances, enabling you to

rid yourself of the distractions

and doubts that often cloud

your mind. Rivers’ writing style

is simple yet engaging. The

book is filled with examples

of Curtis’ life experiences as

he sought to achieve his life’s

goals as a stuntman.

The Fearless Path is perfect

for anyone who appreciates

guidance from self-help

books and seeks to go deeper

into understanding how our

thoughts and actions create the

world around us. These words

by Pierce perfectly resonate

with the book’s essence: “We

are born into this life, like the

survivors of a sunken ship

who wake up the next morning,

adrift on the ocean with

their fellow passenger. Like

everyone else, we accept our

lot, and hope beyond hope that

we will reach dry land before it

is too late. Most people do not

realise that all they have to do

is swim away from the others,

swim away from that crowd

that floats adrift on the ocean.

Save yourself. Swim away with

your sights fixed firmly on

paradise, and you will soon feel

that warm, dry sand between

your toes.”

Muskaan Sharma

94 LifePositive | FEBRUARY 2018

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