F**k It: The Ultimate Spiritual Way

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It's a spiritual way that doesn't require chanting, meditating, wearing sandals or eating pulses. And it's the very power of this modern-day profanity that makes it perfect for shaking us Westerners out of the stress and anxiety that dominate our meaning-full lives. One of my favorite lines he said in the book was about people making fun of you: “You got to just remember they’ll laugh but it’ll be okay. Sometimes shit’s just funny. “ He also talked about confidence: “To be confident you literally have to know yourself.” Good way of thinking about that. Through the course of completing the f-it list, she strengthens her friendship with Becca, finds an incredibly thoughtful, supportive, and real boyfriend, and connects to the things inside her she's forgotten about. The one aspect of Alex that I did like was that she is pretty much a walking encyclopedia of horror movie knowledge. I also have a love of all things spooky and macabre, so props to the author for including the references that she did. Not only did I deeply despise the main character, Alex ( and actually every character after that ), but just the whole plot and way the book was written was very messy. You would think it's an adventurous and friendship filled read, but in reality, it's about a selfish brat who barely cares about her dying friend.

Terrifying and brilliant and gripping and tragic and humane ... it becomes progressively more tense ... This should be mandatory reading for every U.S. citizen ... Such a well-written book, with such vivid efficient prose, a powerful political plea disguised as a revenge novel. It's brilliant. -- Marian Keyes This now classic text has been updated with inspirational new material from John C. Parkin. In this inspiring and humorous book, John suggests that saying F**k It is the perfect Western expression of the Eastern spiritual ideas of letting go, giving up and finding real freedom by realising that things don't matter so much (if at all). It was fun/funny to read and I did enjoy it. It’s pretty hilarious thinking about him just sitting down telling someone these stories or just typing these down himself. Just there going off on anecdotes/tangents one after the other. Positives? I see where the author was attempting to get at, and it was a unique read. Maybe I don't think it was bad enough to be a 1 star rating, maybe a 1.5-2.Unfortunately, what starts out as tongue-in-cheek good fun takes a turn for the serious when Mr.Parkin starts exploring the idea of chi and forms. As soon as he moves on to this idea of movement and releasing chi, the book loses some of its charms. It is such a juxtaposition that it undoes any of the learnings from the previous first-half of the novel. I personally enjoyed the irreverence and humor of the first half of the book and felt a bit like Mr. Parkin began to take himself too seriously. He has some great ideas and provides plenty of food for thought, and I personally wish he would have left the forms and chi discussion alone.

I truly appreciated that Halpern never made Alex's issues seem less than Becca's. Instead, the two girls were a united front. They were each fighting battles, sometimes together and sometimes separate, but neither was more or less important. It's F**KING TERRIFYING and brilliant and gripping and tragic and humane . Such a well-written book, with such vivid efficient prose, a powerful political plea disguised as a revenge novel. It's brilliant.' MARIAN KEYES At first glance, it may appear that Mr. Parkin is attempting to tell the reader to ignore the laws and values of society, to just do his or her own thing. However, that is not true. Rather, Mr. Parkin is attempting to help the reader free him/herself from all the obligations and to allow one to enjoy everything has to offer. In essence, life is too short to stress about anything at all. Say "F*** it" (and truly mean it) and that stress disappears. It is not a giving up but a relaxation of one's expectations of one's job, society, and of life. The ship sinks further when you realise that the author loves to talk about himself. Huge long screeds about his family, his life, his wife, the decisions that he faced. I wouldn't have minded if he was someone interesting and/or had done something noteworthy. But he isn't and he hasn't. We're down to three stars. Good content, but poor writing and he talks about himself too much. And that, ultimately, is where "f**k it" falls over. There are times in your life when it's exactly the right sentiment. And 99% of the time when it isn't.Not exactly sure what I just read. I was slightly confused entering this book as to if this was an autobiography or a biography. Turns out it’s pretty much neither. Not sure who actually wrote this book but it was in first person. The best description I can give to what this book is- imagine reading an interview, but without getting to read the questions.

Time flies when you’re on the road. All you do is try to live in the moment and focus on the next thing, and before you know it… years have passed and you have come a long way”. John C. Parkin, the son of Anglican preachers, has studied and practised systems of Eastern wisdom for 35 years. He and his wife, Gaia, run regular ‘F**k It Retreats’ from spectacular locations’.Set in a near-future America, an America that has borne two terms of a Trump Presidency and is now in the first term of Donald's daughter as president, Frank Brill, a retired small-town newspaper editor, lives in a world where the populist policies Trump is currently so keen to pursue have been a reality for some years and are getting even more extreme - an erosion of abortion rights, less and less gun control, xenophobic immigration policies. John and Gaia's first F**k It workshop in 2005 was a sell-out. And through their books, retreats and workshops the couple have since taught thousands of people worldwide the F**k It philosophy.' - The Sun Apart from the first chapter and the whole "I'm so brilliant go do a F**k It retreat or an online course" at the end of the book, I absolutely devoured this. It really puts things into perspective and I think the whole idea of F**k It is a great one to try and apply to life as much as possible. It's another one of those books I think most everyone should read. I feel like I've already learned to relax more and I've already learnt to let things go easier, just a day after finishing. It's funny as it seems such a logical theory, and I do think to a certain point before reading the book I was already quite F**k It minded, but now I can be it in a more mindful way. Basically, if you haven't read this it's about not making such a huge point about things and just thinking, as the title puts it, F**k It. The author applies this method to almost every aspect in life and he does it well. I've laughed out loud reading this book in public. It's snappy, it's quirky, it's witty and it is at times hilarious. I did, as the author recommended, skip the parenting part, as I am not one, but I can imagine the method also working well there. So people, read this book, and just F**k It all and be happy. F**k money, f**k politics, f**k the weather, f**k your boring job, f**k stress and f**k what other people think of you. F**k most things and enjoy life. Pretty good message I would say. All to a certain extent of course.

It started well. I like the premise of saying "f**k it" to life. It means that we shouldn't worry, we should do what we want, we shouldn't be afraid to take the big life-changing decisions. The book and I were merrily sailing along at five stars. Great book.

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It made me a little disappointed in the author. I recently read "Get Well Soon" and I loved it, I expected my feeling to be the same.