Wild at Heart – The Book!

Men, especially, but women, too, this is for YOU!

I’m in the middle of reading a book called Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man’s Soul by John Eldredge (2001). In it, Eldredge addresses what he considers to be men’s 3 heartfelt, basic goals in life:

1.     Overcome danger

2.     Have an adventure

3.     Save the Beauty

Were any of you taken back by that list? Can’t you think of many other things in life that men would list as their goals? I can, too, but that just solidifies Eldredge’s philosophy in Wild at Heart. Men have listened to too many other messages in their lives and ignored what their heart desires to be happy, healthy and whole.

Because of the long list of goals that I’ve heard people have in life, I was interested in this approach that starts on the inside, so I asked my husband Peter. To my surprise, he responded, “Yes! That’s exactly right for me! What I really want is to be confident that I’m strong and capable of addressing serious or severe situations. Also, I yearn to experience fun and variety in life, and I want to take EXTREMELY good care of my LOVELY and WONDERFUL Beauty.” (Yes, that part made me smile!)

Think of that! Could it be that society, the media, and even the church (WHAT? Now he’s messing with God?) have been raising boys to be men in the wrong way?

I’ll have to say that the more Eldredge continued on this path, the more I was intrigued by his approach, especially with Peter’s validation that he was on target! I’m looking forward to reading the rest of the book. I want to know what the women of the world are supposed to do if the men are out overcoming danger, having fun adventures and saving them. That sounds more than a little chauvinistic, but I have this strange feeling that his answer will be one that might be exactly right for me, too. As my sweet mother used to say, “We’ll see!”

Let me know what you think if you decided to read it. (Available to order on Amazon.com)