Jennifer E. Graham-Engeland

In addition to the litany (I must face my fear - which I repeated to myself in high school after first reading Dune), Herbert wrote, "It is impossible to live in the past, difficult to live in the present, and a waste to live in the future". To live your best life, the book suggests, requires managing stress and ordering the mind, “while also retaining your sense of self and maintaining your humanity." Facing my fears (with the help of family and through reading books like this) has helped.