“The author illustrates how to be enraptured with fullness and joy of consciousness we are entitled to by embracing the four distinct passions in our complex creation.”



Falling and staying in love again, for many, is not easy, especially once your heart has been jilted. This is true even if you caused your own misery by misplacing your trust in another, or in your own foolish heart. Charles Rivers, the author of “The Valentine Year” insists “he knows this” firsthand, which is why he wrote this book. Rivers wants readers to find true love, whether they are just beginning their quest or have been married for more than 33 years like he has been. One of the most spiritually dynamic trips we can take in our lifetime is the journey to find ourselves through personal and professional growth.



“Love is an impression laid upon the consciousness, rather than the physical being. Therefore, if one desires to entice its elusiveness one merely course corrects the allure of the inner-consciousness. For the love you seek from others resides in you.” – Charles Rivers



In his newest self-help book, Rivers encourages couples to risk their hearts by asking them to fall in love again. He seeks to take us on a higher mental journey by losing what we once believed to be ourselves in an attempt at finding ourselves anew. He insists that feelings of self-loathing or disdain for our environment and others are nothing more than a positive call of consciousness for healing our love, life, and spirit through a process of renewal and forgiveness through gratitude.



“When we miss out on the inspired living we so richly deserve, it’s because we practice it as a hobby and not as a noteworthy obsession,” Rivers explains. In his book, the author shows his readers how to achieve their dreams, goals, and desires by living out God’s innate purpose for their lives. Rivers went on to explain that there comes an appointed time in all of our awakening when we begin to detect the subtle hints that we are in part filled with more malevolent emotions of the heart than love. In this instance, we become weary of our behavior, and we seek a pilgrimage back to the childlike innocence we once had before it was lost to over-burdened time and demands on our talents, Rivers added. There are many good lessons in this book, such as learning to forgive, and the benefits of actually starting over again without the fear of failure.