The World is a Waiting Lover - A Review

I loved this book so much I had to wait a couple of weeks before I could finish it because I didn't want it to be over. If you've ever wondered where a crush could take you in your life, this is the book to read. Initially, it is a bit slow and the style of writing is more descriptive than I like, but it soon turns into a real page turner. One thing is for sure, if you're wondering why you're still getting crushes on people while you're already in a committed and happy relationship, this book will clear any issues you might have with that right up!

Trebbe Johnson shares with us her own experiences with desire and shows us what it means. She tells about how attractions to other people, especially when unrequited, are really calls or escorts to our own inner beloved. The call seems to be for the real person, but instead it leads her to follow and know the deepest part of herself, the part that allows her to express her most valuable passions. She writes that,

"The Escort to the Beloved is the person who by deserting us, eluding us, frustrating us, forcing us to face some truth we've been avoiding or some asset we've been trying to reject with misplaced humility, makes it possible for us to start living in a way we desparately need to and have been postponing all too long." (p. 108)

And she makes it plain to see just how we have a "habit of placing on the heads of others the crown of laurels -- or thorns -- we most need to wear ourselves..." And, "Because we want so badly to find and capitalize on our own vital, developing qualities yet sense that doing so is the work of a lifetime, we take what our heart tells us will be the easier route: we locate the missing link in somebody else and heap our passion there." (p.109)

Johnson did her homework with this book. It is filled with references to myth and psychology in a way that is not only appropriate to the material that she is writing about, but also that seriously educates the reader. She entices even those who aren't that interested in myth or psychology to know more! And for those who are interested, Johnson's Notes and Bibliography are worth their weight in gold.


I rate this book a five star experience!