Go beyond
communication
scripts
Find and fix
what's actually
fueling your family
conflicts
Realize:
● that knowing the whys and wherefores of our thoughts and motivations brings ease of mind
● that all stressors are surmountable
● that there are means to prevail in any and all relationships
● that external motivators are rarely meant for your benefit
● how mental and physical states can be tweaked for balance and calm
A hint of what is inside:
Complex truths made simple to see
and also receive a FREE timer app worth the price of the book, to accompany your study, meditation or work sessions.
'I The Solution Hidden in Plain Sight’ puts in your hands:
● the “secret” of misbehavior
● 144 illustrated rhymes on useful and useless human conduct. Here are first stanzas of 12 of
them:
‘I The Solution Hidden in Plain Sight’ puts in your hands:
● the “secret” of misbehavior
● 144 illustrated rhymes on useful and useless human conduct. Here are first stanzas of 12 of
them:
Experience the insight
and also receive a FREE timer app worth the price of the book, to accompany your study, meditation or work sessions.
What readers say:
Do we need a solution to live with 'I'? Do we know who 'I' is? If we perform as the main part in our own play, do we also write the plot? If we intend to write a comedy or a romance howcome it often turns out to be a tragedy and can we control the next act? When the supporting cast don't understand the plot, how do we react?
All these possibilities are issues that we live with until the final curtain falls and we often seem unable to make our audience happy.
Mathiew helps us understand all these scenarios in a wonderfully signposted and illustrated revelation avoiding a boring academic analysis and lays out a better way to live with 'I' as we travel through our average '3 score years and 20'.
F. Ebston
(Practitioner - Self Help & Wellbeing
“I” The Solution is a bold invitation to examine the invisible self we blindly follow. In dismantling the ego, it reveals clarity, peace — and the power to choose differently. The self you defend may be the cage you live in. “I” The Solution unlocks the door.
Dr Samantha
Principal psychologist and founder of The Therapy Mind
This book offers a profound exploration of the complexities of human emotions, weaving together introspection, storytelling, poems and psychological insight.
From the very first page, it draws readers into an intimate journey through feelings that are often difficult to articulate—love, grief, joy, fear, and everything in between.
Andrew Joachim
Enforcement Officer, MHA
The contents and subject matters therein succinctly express his deep and profound philosophical reflection and understanding on the many ironies and paradoxes of everyday happenings. The words expressed in poetic style echoes in sync with the pulse of nature itself. Running through them especially in the silence and quietude of the night subtly offers the reader meaningful insights that could stir and impact the reader’s spiritual psyche – something that seems out of reach to the many that mainly focus themselves to the humdrums of daily challenges. One aspect of the spiritual psyche is to meet and face life’s challenges and hurdles with intuitive risks and skills. It provokes one to venture outside one’s own self-created bubble.
Dr. Jeffrey G. T. Po
Psychotherapist, Author, Owner, Regional Human Skills, Singapore
The author rightly suggests that we should be getting free from “I” (ego). Certainly, this is not easy as the average person does not appreciate the concept of no-self.
Unless we understand how our mind works in terms of the thinking process and thinking habits, negative mentality or personality traits like selfishness, arrogance, greediness, hatred, jealousy or aggressiveness will likely form in the competitive environment we are in now. The author has highlighted many of those negative expressions and how we can make amends and do better.
I am impressed by the high linguistic beauty … that gives us profound insight on how the mind grows the “I” and how we can navigate through this mental maze.
Wilson Liew
Chartered Railway Engineer, Singapore
The writing reminds me of those nonconformist writers, Aldous Huxley and Carlos Castaneda. Life is mostly positive with doses of negativity always there and we have to find our own direction while looking around for answers.
It’s me in the universe and how I navigate the way. Well, it's good to look at yourself in this book of discovery.
Wong Loke Teck
Retired Business Owner, Singapore
I know, therefore I am
"Who am I?" is a question that humanity has long sought answers to. Roy has offered his own take in this book. Through logic and rhythm, he offers a series of thought-provoking essays and poetry that will surely strike an emotional chord. Honest, down to earth, and sometimes prickly, are his observations enough to answer that loaded question? Well, that’s really up to you—what he does, with clarity, is offer a mirror that you can hold up to yourself, so that you can clearly begin to see who you know you are, not just who you think you can or should be.
Anusha K.
Writer and Artist, Singapore
Have you ever wondered about the following questions:
-Why do I behave in this way?
-What controls me to act like this?
-What defines “me”, the heart, the
mind or the body?
-How do I be a better person for myself, for my family and for friends?
This book, “I” The Solution Hidden in Plain Sight, is for anyone searching for the answers to these questions. You might not find the full answer, but it will definitely provide something for you to reflect and contemplate upon!
Wee Cher,
Retired Banker, Singapore
The prose and rhymes are an enjoyable read. They are a reflection of the wide spectrum of universal life experiences we face in this life, wonderfully sorted and categorized. While each of the rhymes is short, they invite the reader to take a short moment from our rushed living to pause and ponder on the very nature of life and humanity. An enjoyable read I wholeheartedly recommend!
Joseph Davidson Lim
Speccial Needs Educator, Singapore
We are living in a world that moves ever more quickly, quietly shaping our thoughts and feelings in ways we may not always notice. At times, we may find ourselves responding and reacting unconsciously, more than is needed. This collection of poems offers a quiet space to pause, and to return to what is within us.
The words are simple yet thoughtful, carrying a calm and gentle rhythm that softens our emotions, speech, and awareness. There is no urgency in them—only a subtle reminder of care, for oneself and for others, in small, everyday ways.
“From the Mouths of Children” tenderly reflects how children often take in more than we realise, quietly mirroring the speech and actions around them. “Water for Life” brings a simple awareness to something so essential, yet often overlooked. “Free of Your ‘Me’” gently opens a question—is it really freeing us or is it locking us in?
There is nothing forceful in this collection—just small reflections, placed lightly. Perhaps enough to notice, perhaps enough to begin to relook at our sense of “I”. These poems enable me to reflect and truly rethink to how to FREE ME FROM ME.
Jacklyn Yi Ru
Owner, Contemplative Healing Centre, Singapore
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Ciel Mathieu
Volunteer at Vrijwilligerspunt Westfriesland, Netherlands
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Manaff Ahmad
Writer, Singapore
Behind the writing of this book:
The author has had to contend with his own predisposition for egoism, self-righteous snobbery, prejudices, judgemental intolerance of others’ perceived faults and other unwholesome expressions, trying to pretend these were not shortcomings. However, conscious awareness and reflection on why we think and behave the way we do has revealed that we can effectively break free from these delimitations to our relationships with thoughts, people and things. This book is of a layman thinking about thinking and extracting prudence from the rigidity of dogma and familial and societal conditioning that steers us.
A visual and lyrical guide to your inner world
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