Almost Innocent Dancing in the Space Between by Michael Mish

There probably isn't a single person whose life has rolled out just as they'd planned. 'Life happens' and we find ourselves leading a life that may even surprise us at times. The unprecedented stress in our lives has resulted in our having to make choices that aren't always consistent with what we truly want for ourselves. The author, after giving up all his possessions, set out to discover how the original plan he had for himself got derailed. This nakedly honest investigation about innocence-lost looks at the traumas; the 'little losses' and the stresses that define our lives today that we tend not to question or even notice. Innocence emerges as the last frontier in adult maturity. How did we lose it in the first place? Is it possible to get it back? And, if we can get it back, can we be innocent without appearing childlike? The author is astonished at what he finds...