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Being: A Journey Toward Presence and Authenticity
Many of us spend our lives searching for worth, value, and security through doing "enough." It's time to discover a new way of living and becoming where we remember that we are human beings, not human doings. Embark on a powerful journey toward presence and authenticity, learning how to be where you are and who you are. Because after all, "being" is not a destination-it is an ongoing and meaningful adventure.
166 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 11, 2021
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June 8, 2021
I wrote this book. It's transformation, vulnerable and worth your time!
August 10, 2021
"Being" is the perfect vacation book. It is an easy, practical read intertwined with heartfelt poetry, an engaging, relatable story, and an invitation to stop and look within.
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May 16, 2021In this vulnerable book, Karl Forehand tells us his story of how be came to embrace his true being. He gives us all hope to be who God made us to be. Be happy in our own skin. Be happy in our own place. Be happy with who we are.
October 31, 2023
I found this book to be informative and very interesting. I saw myself in several of the author's life events. The book held my attention and was easy to read. Many life experiences were told which related to some of my own. The author offered many suggestions that he found worked for him, yet his writing is not done in a know it all, I am right - you are wrong way. I think we all can learn something valuable from this book and I am glad I read it.
December 7, 2025
I picked up Being expecting a thoughtful memoir… but what I found was something far deeper. Karl invites you right into the raw places most of us would rather pretend don’t exist, the fear, the shame, the hidden reactions we can’t even explain. What surprised me most was how personal and vulnerable this journey really is.
There’s a moment early in the book where Karl describes walking halfway down his regular route, muttering “I just can’t believe it,” his heart pounding, his thoughts colliding like a storm inside his head. That scene hit me hard because it wasn’t written like a polished memory, it felt like being right there with him, caught between confusion and pain.
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As he talks about his history with rejection being the kid with the thick glasses who had to fight to fit in so much of it rang true. The honesty there is rare.
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But what truly sets this book apart is what happens when he begins his healing. The shadow-work session in the hermitage hand over his aching heart, repeating “I’ve got your back.” was powerful beyond words. It’s the kind of moment that makes you stop reading and breathe.
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And through it all, Laura isn’t just a person in the story, she becomes the quiet mirror that reveals where our deepest wounds come from. The love, the conflict, the misunderstanding… it’s all so real. Even chapters with seemingly simple titles like Going Back to Work, Leaving Home, and It All Happened in a Recliner carry emotional weight because they’re not just events, they’re turning points.
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This book doesn’t preach at you. It walks beside you, whispering the same truth Karl had to finally accept:
We are human beings, not human doings.
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If you’re someone who has ever felt “not enough,” ever wrestled with fears you can’t name, or ever wondered why the past still grips you… this book is an invitation. Not to fix yourself, but to finally see yourself.
I didn’t just read Being. It read me.
There’s a moment early in the book where Karl describes walking halfway down his regular route, muttering “I just can’t believe it,” his heart pounding, his thoughts colliding like a storm inside his head. That scene hit me hard because it wasn’t written like a polished memory, it felt like being right there with him, caught between confusion and pain.
being_layout2
As he talks about his history with rejection being the kid with the thick glasses who had to fight to fit in so much of it rang true. The honesty there is rare.
being_layout2
But what truly sets this book apart is what happens when he begins his healing. The shadow-work session in the hermitage hand over his aching heart, repeating “I’ve got your back.” was powerful beyond words. It’s the kind of moment that makes you stop reading and breathe.
being_layout2
And through it all, Laura isn’t just a person in the story, she becomes the quiet mirror that reveals where our deepest wounds come from. The love, the conflict, the misunderstanding… it’s all so real. Even chapters with seemingly simple titles like Going Back to Work, Leaving Home, and It All Happened in a Recliner carry emotional weight because they’re not just events, they’re turning points.
being_layout2
This book doesn’t preach at you. It walks beside you, whispering the same truth Karl had to finally accept:
We are human beings, not human doings.
being_layout2
If you’re someone who has ever felt “not enough,” ever wrestled with fears you can’t name, or ever wondered why the past still grips you… this book is an invitation. Not to fix yourself, but to finally see yourself.
I didn’t just read Being. It read me.
July 16, 2021
Real, honest, & vulnerable
'Vulnerable' - this is what echoed throughout the book and after finishing it, that word is still sounding in my spirit. This book is not just a "how to" lesson on "being", but it is a vulnerable sharing of one's life that reveals how I too can learn to be vulnerable, real, and authentic in my life.
I felt Karl's emotions as I read his stories; as he shared how his life experiences have transformed him I was able to relate. Being able to relate to Karl's experiences helps me better understand my feelings, my relationships and my being as a whole.
This book lights a way for me to see every aspect of my life for what it is and embrace 'being' in every moment of my life.
So no matter what your life experience is at the moment this book is sure to relate to you in a meaningful way and bring clarity to the nature of your being.
'Vulnerable' - this is what echoed throughout the book and after finishing it, that word is still sounding in my spirit. This book is not just a "how to" lesson on "being", but it is a vulnerable sharing of one's life that reveals how I too can learn to be vulnerable, real, and authentic in my life.
I felt Karl's emotions as I read his stories; as he shared how his life experiences have transformed him I was able to relate. Being able to relate to Karl's experiences helps me better understand my feelings, my relationships and my being as a whole.
This book lights a way for me to see every aspect of my life for what it is and embrace 'being' in every moment of my life.
So no matter what your life experience is at the moment this book is sure to relate to you in a meaningful way and bring clarity to the nature of your being.
July 31, 2021
I found this book to be informative and very interesting. I saw myself in several of the author's life events. The book held my attention and was easy to read. Many life experiences were told which related to some of my own. The author offered many suggestions that he found worked for him, yet his writing is not done in a know it all, I am right - you are wrong way. I think we all can learn something valuable from this book and I am glad I read it.
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