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This book came into my hands because I was staying with my friends Mike and Mel in Dunedin. They were gracious enough to allow me to stay in their family home and they had recently acquired the book, almost as I arrived at their house.

It was early morning, my hosts had left for work, I was alone in the house, and I was casually looking for something to read.

I reluctantly picked up “The why are you here café” and have to confess to a fleeting moment of scepticism even before opening the cover. Having read some extremely good “story telling” style books by Og Mandino and Dr. Spencer Johnson, I was also aware that many not so great “story telling” books were now filling the bookshelves of retail outlets.

I don’t mind a well written, heart felt story teaching me stuff about life and the universe, but I dislike it when the story is so badly written that it feels like learning to swim in the shallows of a child’s paddling pool.

Initially I skimmed the book, without reading the ending, felt a little better about the word structure and dialogue and then moved back to the beginning to enter the café.

Being a speed reader allowed me to complete the book in a single sitting and as I stepped into the hot shower my thoughts and my spirit were both whirling and tumbling with new thoughts, realisations of the past and new ideas for my future.

I “literally changed my life” that cold winter’s morning in Dunedin!

That is not to say “it will change your life”, I guess my time had come and the book was the missing piece of the jigsaw for me.

My next move surprised me even more, after getting dressed I sat down at the laptop and wrote to the author (John Strelecky) and a couple of days later he had the grace to reply (see emails copied below).

This is not a “book review”; it is more a “book recommendation”.

Grab a copy, enjoy the story and see if you can find your PFE!

GOD Bless

KEITH

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Copy of Emails:

Hi John

Your book surprised me!

 When I picked it up, almost reluctantly, I heard myself think “not another Og Mandino or Spencer Johnson look alike”; i.e. a well meaning motivational message, thinly disguised by an emotional story of near tragedy or rags to riches methodology.

Your book touched my heart because it is obvious, at every level that it has been written from the very core of your being.

You have not written this book purely to make money, although clearly you deserve to, you have written this book because “you actually believe it”.

Thank you for having the courage and discipline to produce this book; you have opened yet another door in my quest to fulfil my purpose.

God Bless

KEITH LIGHTFOOT

New Zealand

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Hi Keith,

Thanks for your email, I appreciate you taking the time to share your experience at the café with me.

It may sound strange, but the book and the story seem to have an energy all their own.  I wrote it, or perhaps more importantly, it seemed to write itself and I just typed it, in 21 days.  I had never written a book before, or ever had plans to write one.

My wife and I had just returned from a nine month backpacking excursion around the world which was the closest I’d ever felt to feeling perfectly in synch with my own purpose.  For whatever reason, the book just “came out” at that point.  It’s been a pretty amazing journey since then, and when I receive letters like yours, it really makes it all worthwhile.

All the best as you continue fulfilling your PFE, and thanks again for your email.

Cheers,

John

John P. Strelecky

International Best-Selling Author- The Why Cafe
407-342-4181
jstrelecky@whycafe.com
http://www.whycafe.com
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