Maybe the Whole Ocean: Exploring New Metaphors for Navigating Feelings and Relationships

Hold your breath, jump in feet first, then swim down to the farthest reaches of your emotions as you glide through a remarkable, often difficult and time-consuming voyage of self-discovery, personal growth, deep thinking, and rewarded relationships.  Maybe the Whole Ocean is a challenging book packed full of colorful language, psychology, and spiritual faith, leading one to challenge individual responsibility and roles with others.  

This piece stretches one to question, answer, read, and re-read Dr. Brian Lim’s analogies and examples again and again – while also pausing at the well-written humor and classic wit.  This 400+ page discovery is a heavy-read, stimulating one’s perspectives as personal explorations unfold – recovering feelings, responding appropriately, and cultivating relationships of mutual growth and acceptance.

Maybe the Whole Ocean might not be for everyone, as some may not desire to invest the time in the many concepts nor the vastness of content.  If someone is looking for a quick read or a light title, this would not be a preferred choice.  However, conversely, one can easily see this as a wise investment; easily worth many books in one.  I wonder how a workbook or video series may also be in the author’s future, as it surely prompts one to reach for more.   It would be a useful book to discuss with a partner or small group, as one experiments or discusses some of the exampled situations.

Although the vast “ocean” of material may be daunting, one will find it full of useful advice, strategies, and a whimsical use of language and quotes.  Dr. Lim’s message has been carefully crafted in his delivery – refreshing, introspective, and educational.

Maybe the Whole Ocean would make a great addition to any library, school curriculum, psychology resource, or self-help guru. The level of organization and carefully explained examples makes Dr. Lim’s book worthy of your time, energy, and enthusiasm for each page engulfs your mind while filling it with hope, purpose, faith, and answers – dare I say, maybe an ocean worth!