Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow Free Audiobook Download by Elizabeth Lesser

"When you find yourself in a difficult time, it is easy to feel that the world is against you. You may feel as though your struggles are unimportant, or that no one else is going through what you are experiencing. But if these difficulties make you strive for growth, and if you can see beyond them and be helpful in those tough times around you, then they can work for your good."

Elizabeth Lesser, co-founder and Executive Director of the Jewish Renewal Project, has never shied away from "that which makes us most uncomfortable". In her latest book, Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow, she explains how difficult times can help us grow by giving us the opportunity to reassess our values and find new meaning in life.

Elizabeth Lesser is an author of spiritual self-help books and she has written a new book which is a guide to the power of difficult times. It's not to talk about what's wrong with everything but to pay attention and feel grateful for the things in our life that are going well. Not only do we learn to recognize what we have, but also the importance of giving thanks for it. There are many points throughout this audiobook where Elizabeth shares personal stories related to her struggles that started her on this journey. These stories help highlight how difficult times can be our biggest teachers.

In this audiobook, Elizabeth Lesser discusses how to remain present in moments of great difficulty and use that difficult time as an opportunity for growth. She discusses the importance of having a sense of humor and thankfulness when going through difficult times.

The book begins with a journal entry written by Lesser in 2010: "Just my luck—the day the world cracked open, I was pinning up wallpaper." She went on to describe how she used her hardships and struggles as a catalyst for personal growth.

While reading this book, I felt a long-buried grief rising to the surface and touching my heart. Elizabeth Lesser shares her story of being raised as a Jewish girl amidst the Nazi rise in Germany and becoming an activist in America. She gives us insights into how we can find peace and contentment even when everything seems broken open.