Through the Jungle: A Traveler's Guide
by Samantha Adams
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Author: Samantha AdamsEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-02-18
ISBN: 0595310028
Number of pages: 302
Publisher: iUniverse
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Book Review: A Journey to Self Realization
Summary: 5 Stars
Being born Transgendered is a difficult reality to come to terms with. All of those who experience it must in the end realize that each one of us deals with our gender confusion in our own way. There is no such thing as a "cookie cutter transsexual," all of us are unique individuals and every one of us has our own set of hurdles to overcome along the journey to self realization.
Through the Jungle is the story of one soul, one heart, one life. But this story also demonstrates and helps all of us, transgender or not, to understand how one person's struggle can so profoundly effect the hearts that surround us.
Within it's pages the reader can find solace in the concept that none of us are truly alone unless we believe ourselves to be. We all have problems, but they can only become true obstacles if we allow them to. It is the story of one woman's journey, not a dissertation on the transsexual experience in general.
Comprised largely of personal journal entries, Through the Jungle is a glimpse into the mind of an individual who must learn to overcome the many hurdles society throws her way. It is the story of triumph over deep personal suffering, cleverly augmented by a secondary metaphorical story line in which a traveler journeys through the jungle of the mind. In the end, the traveler, like all of us who read the book, should realize that daily life's answers come from within. Only within our own hearts can we discover ourselves and find the answers to the questions we do not realize we ought to be asking.
For the Transsexual: read this book and ask yourself the questions you never believed you had to. Learn to find the place in your heart where the questions you always believed you would never find the answers to, lie waiting. Samantha Adams did, and she taught me how to do it as well. I searched my heart and asked myself if a childhood trauma could have caused my own gender identity issues. And in the end I discovered that my past had liitle to do with my identity. I was born to be the woman I became, in spite of life's trials.
The obstacles Samantha Adams overcame could have left her bitter and jaded. But instead she triumphed and became the strong woman she is today. She opened her heart to the world and put her life in transition up for public inspection. And I seriously doubt that many of us would or could so willingly allow anyone who cares to read a book, to share in the profoundly personal events of our own lives as willingly as Samantha Adams did.
I am proud, very proud, to call Samantha W. Adams my friend. All of us who struggle with gender issues are brothers and sisters, but Samantha and I are true sisters. We share our lives beyond our histories and in spite of the trials that brought us to where we are today.
In the end, the message of this book is very simple. None of us are perfect, none of us are as great and important in the grand scheme of life as we would like to believe. But as long as we have friends, we can accomplish anything. And being born transsexual is neither anything to be afraid of, or an obstacle to your life. Instead, it is a gift. Nurture and discover yourself and create your own destiny.
Samantha W. Adams is now the President of an independant film company: Pixilluminous Creations, LLC. There she strives to serve the LGBTQ community through educational and outreach projects.
Sincerely, Rebecca P. Chestney
No longer afraid, no longer alone.
Summary of Through the Jungle: A Traveler's Guide
This book is a rare find, sharing all the joys, stresses, desires, and challenges Samantha faced throughout her first three years of transition. Not always easy to read or glamorous, it details one woman's desire to live fully in this world as her true self. It is a shining example of the resilience of the human spirit and is sure to inspire hope in all who read it.-Kris Keniray, Sexuality EducatorSometimes the greatest adventure a human being can go on is not the discovery of a far-off, distant land. Sometimes the greatest adventure is discovering the secrets that lie within. Through the Jungle: A Traveler's Guide chronicles the story of Samantha's discovery of her true self. Sometimes happy and enlightening, often dark and disturbing, her journey takes you through three years of her life told as it happened through her personal diary.This story gives the reader a glimpse into a world very few people will ever experience first hand, the world of a transsexual male to female.Memoirs Books
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