The Map is a series of images that encompass life situations.
For those with low self esteem or relationship issues or for those just feeling empty or 'stuck' in an unfulfilled life, The Map is designed to show how to learn the mistakes of the past and plan a route to a happier future.
It is a guide for life decision making and shows the reader how to not be unhappy.
Have you ever had a big life-changing decision to make? Did you think of, or write down the pros and cons of the consequences of your proposed decision or action to give youself something tangible to look at to help make your decision?
Each picture of the Map depicts places we can be mentally and emotionally as we try to relate to the world about us. At any one time we will be all over the map, for example we may love where we live but cant stand who we live with. In this example, within our relationship with our environment, we will be in a completely different place on the map to that of our relationship with those who we share that environment with.
The Map is a tool to make far more information tangible than the pros and cons list can. You take a particular relationship that is troubling you, look at the Map to see where you feel you are in that relationship, the map will prompt you to understand where you are, how you got there, and what to do to change the situation.
I first self published The Map in 1997 in Oxford, including the years previous to the first publication I would say The Map in this form is the culmination of 18 years life experience, observation and hard work. During which time I have been amazed at the multi layers of truth available from the six simple images.