Sometimes, when we are at our lowest, the last thing we want is for someone to notice us. We just want to hide and blend in.
The Noticer, set in a small Gulf Coast beach community, casts an array of locals as they interact with “Jones” who notices when they are each in one of these personal low places. As he shows them his ‘perspective’ on their situations, they start to see the world as full of possibilities and hope again.
This short novel is definitely a must read. Without being ‘spiritual’ by words, it cuts deep to the spirit that is within each of us. Seeing our lives in the books situations, from helplessness to divorce to workplace challenges, helps to direct a new perspective that I, personally, sometimes have a hard time reaching. The interactions amongst the community and “Jones” chronicle how to find the best in situations, and most importantly, when to look inward for the outward change we don’t even realize that we need most.
We’ve all been in low places in our lives and wondered why we are even still here, this book goes into the very details of why – and the potential change that we can make in this world.
The cover caption sums it up so well –
The Noticer ‘Sometimes, all a person needs is a little perspective.’
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