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Thursday, August 27, 2026

The WarriorSTRONG Manifesto

 The WarriorSTRONG Manifesto, Karen Bentley, 2026

This is not the average self-help book. It is all about taking back your life energy from the parts of your life that run on autopilot.

The first step is to find the behaviors that are causing you to lose life energy every day. It could be something like excessive screen time, or alcohol abuse. Find it, and stop it for seven days. Then add another behavior, and stop that. Before you know it, the leaking of your life energy will be greatly reduced. 

If someone, or something, wrongs you, it is tempting to want to fight back, to want revenge. Resist the temptation. This does not mean to not fight back, ever. Which is more important, the momentary feeling of having gotten retribution, or increasing the supply of your life energy (which can be pointed in a better direction)? Are you the sort of person who holds a grudge for a long time? Why? What good will it do? Does the other person even know about it? Healthy eating is an important part of improving your life energy. Perhaps your habit to change is "eating an unhealthy diet full of junk food."

This is a straight-forward book that is easy to read and understand. It is recommended for anyone who wants to change their life without going through a bunch of steps.