One of the main causes for the hopelessness that drives some to thoughts of suicide is meaninglessness. This work invites the reader to create a life full of meaning by attending to words. The emphasis here is on the power of the word. When we shift into a different relationship with words, we begin to shift as well. Viktor E. Frankl created a theory of logo therapy by breathing new life into the thoughts of the ancient Stoics. At the center of that ancient philosophy was the logos or the word and everything behind the word. Bringing an emphasis of logostherapy (attending to the word) to Frankl’s logo therapy (a psychology with an emphasis on meaning) brings something new to Frankl’s work. According to the author's reading of Frankl, inspiring others was always his intention.weiterlesen