Yes Man by Danny Wallace

I just finished reading this book. I can't tell you how much I loved it! Why you ask? Well I'll tell you!

First and foremost, it is just damn funny! It really isn't often that I will laugh right out loud regardless of where I happen to be, but this book had me bursting forth over and over. He really has a way of describing things, painting a vivid picture so that you can just imagine how bizarre some of the escapades he participates in are. He has a sharp wit and a keen eye for the ridiculous. He is just so darn likable! Believe me when I say to you "This book is hilarious!".

OK, reason #2 is the message in the book. He is living his life on autopilot, going through the motions. He is on a treadmill, going through the motions but getting nowhere. And then something happens that changes his entire way of thinking. And he realizes that he needs be open to things for life to happen! He has to be willing to acknowledge and act upon the opportunities that are right in front of him if he would only open his eyes and his mind.

Now of course he does this in a very rigid and controlled fashion. As an experiment more than anything. But he does realize that there life is full of "coincidences" once you are open and willing for anything to happen. All you have to do is show up! And is really zeroes in the idea of everything being connected and the cause and effect relationship every single choice and action we make has on the world around us. I love the idea of "Si a todo". Yes to everything. Not as a strict set of perimeters, as his experiment was at the onset. But as a general attitude and motto for a full, rich life.

This book was one that has crystallized so many thoughts and feelings I've been having lately. I just can't stop telling people about its concept, as well as telling my husband the stories that made me laugh. God it feels GREAT to laugh. Out loud. A lot. I need to find more stuff that does that for me.

So read it! Just say YES! Si a todo!