Could you imagine not being able to change your life if, for some reason, you weren't happy with it? I couldn't. Although it's not something that I've ever thought of consciously. I mean, who has?

"Oh, I think I might try a period of depression right about now. If I don't happen to like it, or it doesn't go the way I want it, I can always change it back again."

The ability to do that would be so good!

What is good to know is that there are ways to correct the mistakes you have made, or error in judgements with the help of others in your life or by the use of literature. This is what Five Books That Changed My Life by Val_Bonney is all about. She has taken the five books that has changed her life for the better and created a very revealing squidoo lens about it. I say revealing because the title and subject matter of each book says everything about what this wonderful lady has gone through in her life and how overcoming them has helped her to 'become a better person'.

Like her good self, self help books weren't something I ever rushed out to read let alone buy; I think for a lot of the older generation, these kinds of books don't even, or shouldn't, exist. But, for many of us, who lack the certain skills or knowledge to get us out of a predicament, they can be a life saver.

I, for one, love this lens for the honesty and openness that is written within it. I certainly won't be discounting the option of consulting the odd life guide in the near future ever again.

So, have you changed your life recently? If so, how did you make the changes? What helped you?

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