Greenlights: Your Journal, Your Journey by Matthew McConaughey

As difficult as I may find it to pronounce Matthew's surname, this book is as simple as possible. As good-looking, handsome, and charming as Matthew is, the book is equivalently brilliant and surpasses his looks and charm. It might leave the reader surprised at how good it is. Matthew has been writing in journals since he was fifteen years old. He has chronicled his journeys from Texas to Australia and Mali to Peru. In this authentic, unconventional journal, the prompts encourage going inside: remembering, reflecting, and musing, and also going outside: adventuring, taking risks, and dreaming big. Who could be a better guide for seekers setting out on the road to understanding their lives inside and out, past, present, and future? On finishing this book, I realized that Matthew did not complain about his life. He glossed up all the weirdness and chose to see the 'Greenlights'. He was beaten, and so was his brother and his mother too. His is not certainly a rags-to-riche...