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"Iyanla Vanzant has been down and out. Now her books are
pulling others up" -Linton Weeks, The Washington Post "Is it the job you hate but need in order to pay the rent? Is it the relationship that you gave your all to only to end up with a broken heart . . . again. Perhaps it's your children a family member, or a lifelong friend doing you in, dragging you down, pushing you to the brink. If you are an honorary member of the Black Woman's Suffering Society, you have probably been told it's all your fault. Or that struggling and suffering is your lot in life. Iyanla Vanzant says, no! Life is an Act of Faith and suffering is optional! These everyday challenges, obstacles, and dilemmas are what Iyanla calls "valleys," As bad as they may seem, there is a purpose or, as Iyanl says, "There is so much value in the valley." If you've ever been disappointed, betrayed, rejected, abandoned, or just plain old scared to let go, then you've been or may still be in a valley. Iyanla knows - she's been there and on a bad day she's still there, but now she shares the way out with you. "The Value in the Valley" takes a great many of the neglected and unexplored areas of our minds and lives and brings the, through racism, sexism, and and the challenges of just living, into sharper focus. How to turn doubt to faith, despair to hope, confusion to clarity, and make sure that healthy seeds of consciousness, planted in nurturing Black soil, can grow toward the sunlight and burst forth in glorious flower. -Ruby Dee |