A unique option to engage and empower youth
A unique option to engage and...
"One does not light a candle and keep it under a bushel but will place it at the window for all to see".
May we, therefore, ask you to look, from a bold and unique perspective, at one of the most urgent challenges facing young people today ? The statistics are stark: over 8,000 accidental overdoses occur annually among 15-24-year-olds in Canada alone, drug use among 8th graders increased by 30% between 2016 and 2020, and the CDC reports that 40% of youth express feelings of hopelessness. Behind each number is a young person searching for meaning and struggling to find it. Current approaches see a defiant or incorrigible youth as bad, or lost, or sick and seek to correct that. The real solution is not to break their resistance, but to offer them a stronger, clearer definition of self than they have. By seeing them as simply protecting a fragile or immature identity, one built on an errant or deficient definition of self, we can help them where our help is most effective.
A Meaningful Life, published by Prometheum Institute, is a new book specifically directed at the root cause of this crisis by helping young people to know, appreciate, and build a personal and powerful sense of self. Written as a dialogue between a theologian and a doctor, the book guides readers through a rigorous examination of purpose, identity, and the human spirit. It does not offer easy answers, simple rules, or religious indoctrination, but leads readers to examine logically and scientifically who they are and why they are. The reader is not given answers but is enlightened to reach their own - the Prometheus effect.
This book can be read by youth directly, or it can be read by adults — parents, teachers, counselors, community leaders — who can then explain and discuss its ideas with the young people in their lives. The author, a retired physician with over 40 years of experience guiding youth who triggered the attention of correctional services, emphasizes that this realization of self is expected to be taught by adults who may not have learned it themselves.
What makes this book unique:
Dialogue format — A conversation between a theologian and a doctor, making complex ideas accessible and engaging
No easy answers — Readers are guided through genuine self-examination rather than given checklists or platitudes
Builds the power of self — Strengthens resilience, reduces impulsive choices, and elevates mental health and mental strength
For all ages — Youth can read it directly; adults can use it as a framework for meaningful conversations
Addresses the cause; it does not just treat the symptoms — Goes behind drug prevention or emotional stabilization and explores the foundation of purposeful living
A generous excerpt is available at https://ameaningfullife.info so you can evaluate the book before sharing it. We invite you to download and read the free excerpt, and to consider how this resource might serve you as a professional, the families you have in your care, and the youth themselves. The book is available on Amazon (US and Canada), Barnes & Noble, and Indigo (Canada). In order to make this more wholesome, we will offer, at your convenience, a pro bono presentation to any youth group in your school system.
Our youth are in danger — and they deserve more than awareness campaigns, supportive treatment, or emergency responses after the fact. They deserve the tools to build a life of meaning and purpose. Will you please join us in making that possible and, perhaps, share this with other members of your staff or community?
"The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for." Fyodor Dostoevsky. (The Brothers Karamazov)
"One does not light a candle and keep it under a bushel but will place it at the window for all to see".
May we, therefore, ask you to look, from a bold and unique perspective, at one of the most urgent challenges facing young people today ? The statistics are stark: over 8,000 accidental overdoses occur annually among 15-24-year-olds in Canada alone, drug use among 8th graders increased by 30% between 2016 and 2020, and the CDC reports that 40% of youth express feelings of hopelessness. Behind each number is a young person searching for meaning and struggling to find it. Current approaches see a defiant or incorrigible youth as bad, or lost, or sick and seek to correct that. The real solution is not to break their resistance, but to offer them a stronger, clearer definition of self than they have. By seeing them as simply protecting a fragile or immature identity, one built on an errant or deficient definition of self, we can help them where our help is most effective.
A Meaningful Life, published by Prometheum Institute, is a new book specifically directed at the root cause of this crisis by helping young people to know, appreciate, and build a personal and powerful sense of self. Written as a dialogue between a theologian and a doctor, the book guides readers through a rigorous examination of purpose, identity, and the human spirit. It does not offer easy answers, simple rules, or religious indoctrination, but leads readers to examine logically and scientifically who they are and why they are. The reader is not given answers but is enlightened to reach their own - the Prometheus effect.
This book can be read by youth directly, or it can be read by adults — parents, teachers, counselors, community leaders — who can then explain and discuss its ideas with the young people in their lives. The author, a retired physician with over 40 years of experience guiding youth who triggered the attention of correctional services, emphasizes that this realization of self is expected to be taught by adults who may not have learned it themselves.
What makes this book unique:
Dialogue format — A conversation between a theologian and a doctor, making complex ideas accessible and engaging
No easy answers — Readers are guided through genuine self-examination rather than given checklists or platitudes
Builds the power of self — Strengthens resilience, reduces impulsive choices, and elevates mental health and mental strength
For all ages — Youth can read it directly; adults can use it as a framework for meaningful conversations
Addresses the cause; it does not just treat the symptoms — Goes behind drug prevention or emotional stabilization and explores the foundation of purposeful living
A generous excerpt is available at https://ameaningfullife.info so you can evaluate the book before sharing it. We invite you to download and read the free excerpt, and to consider how this resource might serve you as a professional, the families you have in your care, and the youth themselves. The book is available on Amazon (US and Canada), Barnes & Noble, and Indigo (Canada). In order to make this more wholesome, we will offer, at your convenience, a pro bono presentation to any youth group in your school system.
Our youth are in danger — and they deserve more than awareness campaigns, supportive treatment, or emergency responses after the fact. They deserve the tools to build a life of meaning and purpose. Will you please join us in making that possible and, perhaps, share this with other members of your staff or community?
"The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for." Fyodor Dostoevsky. (The Brothers Karamazov)
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