Paincouragement

About the Book

The purpose of this book, as the title suggests, is to discuss the typical things we deal in life, the difficulties of life, and to get the important life lessons out of them. To take the difficult times and turn them into something positive and use them as inspiration to improve and succeed in life. Most of them book is done in poetry format. Many personal experiences are included in it. Most of them have like a small paragraph or two, either at the beginning or at the end, which talk about the subject of the poem and the related life lesson to it. Almost all the poems are general enough to where most of us can relate to them. The topics include, love and relationship (which is a big one), and relationships could be romantic, family, or even friends; it also includes things like the importance of compassion, keeping promises, mass shootings, even some politics, growing up in dysfunctional families, or with dysfunctional caretakers, drugs, and many other topics.

About the Author

Amir Tavakkoli has always had a passion for art, whether it’s poetry, painting, drawing, or building things. He started to write poems as early as 12 years old. Amir is currently also an attorney. He was the Vice President of his law school class and graduated Summa Cum Laude. Amir received his associate degree from Lone Star Community College and graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Houston with a double degree in Political Science and Sociology. His legal and political experiences include working with Judge Kyle Carter in the 125th Harris County Civil Courthouse, U.S. Representative Al Green, State Representative Garnet Coleman, the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, and the Houston Bar Association. Amir was also a research assistant at his law school while being an active member of the international moot court team and competing nationally. He has been able to publish several legal articles. Amir has also set aside time to volunteer at various organizations including volunteering at St. Luke Hospital’s emergency room, spending time with seriously ill children being treated in Texas Medical Center and working for the Habitat for Humanity.