Lighter: Let Go of the Past, Connect with the Present, and Expand The Future

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The key to radical honesty is that this is not about you and other people, but about how you relate to yourself in all situations, whether you are alone or with others. It means being able to face those moments that you’re embarrassed about or ashamed of and take responsibility for them.

Lighter is the story of one man and of all of us as we seek to be­coming lighter, to walk through our lives freely, unencumbered by the weight of the past or the future. His words leave an indelible mark—his struggle with self-abandon­ment and his personal process of compassionate self-connection have quietly inspired millions of us. You can begin by being intentional with every action you take and choosing to do what’s best for you and your goals instead of just what feels good. This was not an easy journey, and it's one that he is still on, but it showed him that real healing is possible. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.

Yung Pueblo offers insight into daily practices and choices that can remove the burdens of habitual reaction to reveal the free­dom of wise reflection.

It's a place of reflection, where Yung Pueblo – or Diego Perez (his government name) – regularly uploads snackable and to-the-point stanzas of poetry or bulletins attempting to make sense of human behaviour and relationships.Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously.

The author, Yung Pueblo, discovered his path to healing after reaching the edge of death due to drug addiction and a life of pleasure-seeking. Facing a pivotal moment, yung pueblo turned inward and learned that through investigation he could build a new way to think and live. Pueblo focuses on the emphasis of turning your attention inward as a method of healing and creating lasting, authentic and positive long-term change. As someone who reads a lot of psychology, personal development and self-help books, I would say my crucial highlight of the book was my learning of the beauty in language that was used about recovery and how beautifully it was woven into storytelling, insights and poetry.

The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. She’d sit at the table in silent protest, hide uneaten toast in her bedroom, listen to parental threats she’d have to eat it for breakfast. I haven’t read any of Yung Pueblo’s work, but right when I started the book, I realized he’s in recovery like myself. I felt like trying to apply what he learned to everyone without any data to support is inappropriate. The name yung pueblo means 'young people' and it serves to remind him of his Ecuadorian roots, his experiences in activism and that the collective of humanity is in the midst of important growth.