5.0 out of 5 stars

"A treasure of her lived wisdom. Instead of dwelling on loss, finding what gives joy." - Gail Storey, I Promise Not To Suffer: A Fool for Love Hikes the Pacific Crest Trail

"This beautiful inspirational book is a must have for every home library." - Arlene E. Bernholtz, Essayist

I highly recommend this this thoughtful and enlightening book!

"Lynn Lok-Payne shares the difficulties of her personal story and how she navigated through them to find peace and joy. This is a book that is helpful to everyone with beautifully written chapters that include Lynn's direct experiences, quotations, creative exercises and a playlist of great songs which I truly enjoyed. The depth of Lynn's insights into gratitude, service, meditation, compassion, self-care, grief, courage, and love and how they are all connected and flow together to bring joy are the keys to the door of purposeful life. This is a beautiful inspirational book everyone should read!"

-Susan Wilkerson

Take control of your own life!

"An interesting book about taking control of your own life and owning every part of it! What makes this book unique is that it feels like a conversation with a friend rather than a how-to book. The author doesn't shy away from delving into her own personal experiences, she even shares her struggles and failures with the very tips and tools and exercises she's recommending, highlighting how healing takes time and how we all move at different paces and how we can all 'get there' someday with enough faith and practice. I highly recommend the book for anyone who's been through pain and doesn't know where to start in getting his/her life back together." - Fatima Aladdin, Reedsy Discovery 2021 Top Reviewer

Helpful for moving through life changing events.

Wake Up! Change Up! Rise Up! is a self-help 'tutorial' to help people with challenging life events find a methodical path to recovery. The book is written in straightforward language, like you were speaking with a friend, but gives many examples stemming from science, philosophy, and even music to help one get through tough times or make significant changes for the better. The author uses her experience of losing a spouse and coping with personal disaster to fuel her desire to help others move forward. Her journey is a path for others to learn from and helpful to breakdown any barriers that may hold one back from moving forward in their life. Each segment of the book has helpful practices to inch the reader closer towards personal growth. Give it a read and see if you don't feel more inspired to tackle those hard issues you have been putting off, or need to work through. It is a comfort to know others are willing to speak frankly about their experience so that others may benefit. - Chris Herron

Refreshing and Inspirational

"Wake Up! Change Up! Rise Up! gave me the perspective and inspiration needed to get through the past year and emerge even stronger. We've all become so busy we don't take the time to reflect on our habits and relationships to assess what we need to change and how to make those changes. Lynn's book was a guided tour of how to do this and made it enjoyable! Thank you for providing a framework and guiding me through my personal transformation and being such an inspiration!" - Ramona Marshall