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Summary: But what about the innocent young men that you helped convic
Review: Trish Meili underwent a terrible ordeal, that no one would wish on his worst enemy. In one nightmare jog through Central Park, this Vice President of a large stock brokerage, one of the so-called 'Masters of the Universe', was physically, mentally, and emotionally destroyed, at the hands of a vicious thug. It is understandable that she would be bitter about having to describe her ordeal in court. Yet, when she writes the section of this book on her trial, she has a special reserved venom for the defense attorneys. What makes this section so remarkable is, that four of the young men who were convicted of attacking her proved to be innocent! Four innocent human beings were broken by the prison-industrial complex at her behest; yet not one word of sympathy for them. While she wrote of the Doctors and nurses who helped her recover, we have to ask, who helped these four young men recover? Have they recovered? What kind of life have they had? And what kind of life did Trish Meili take from them?
Her attacker reduced her brutally. Yet, she has reduced herself, by making herself fodder for the professional pagliaccis of this world, who wish to destroy America's freedoms in the name of victims.
This book is sadly, a frightening portend of the future of America unless we return to basic American concepts of fairness including the presumption of innocence, and a determination to return to a concept devised to end the Salem Witch trials; that it is better to let a thousand guilty go free than to convict one innocent. When Trish Meili shows the same compassion for the innocent men she helped destroy, perhaps she will indeed have found redemption, as we, the people in whose name these innocent men were convicted, will achieve redemption.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: Trisha Meili's account of her life and ordeal is moving and touching, but in a surprising way. Trisha does not make herself out to be a hero, nor does she overly dramatize her close encounter with death and the slow and painful recovery process she went through. In the expression of who she is before she was violently attacked and who she after, she is humble and shows her own vulnerabilities. True to her own personality, she shows her strength by showing her healing process in hopes that others will learn from her own discoveries; it succeeds at being both an emotional and an intellectual account.Trisha's very personal account of her ability to find happiness in a world that is often cruel is interesting and insightful and solidifies that she is a great a role model and teacher to others. Her ability to love and give has not been hindered by her misfortune, instead it has been strengthened. Perhaps this observation is something we all should pay attention to, as Trisha's great attitutde and happiness seem to be directly related to her view that it is essential that she uses her talents and gifts to continue to add value and meaning to her own life.
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Summary: A Beautiful Portrait of Courage and the Power of Positivity
Review: Trisha Meili's account of her life and ordeal is moving and touching, but in a surprising way. Trisha does not make herself out to be a hero, nor does she overly dramatize her close encounter with death and the slow and painful recovery process she went through. In the expression of who she is before she was violently attacked and who she after, she is humble and shows her own vulnerabilities. True to her own personality, she shows her strength by showing her healing process in hopes that others will learn from her own discoveries; it succeeds at being both an emotional and an intellectual account. Trisha's very personal accout of her ability to find happiness in a world that is often cruel is interesting and insightful and solidifies that she is a great a role model and teacher to others. Her ability to love and give has not been hindered by her misfortune, instead it has been strengthened. Perhaps this observation is something we all should pay attention to, as Trisha's great attitutde and happiness seem to be directly related to her view that it is essential that she uses her talents and gifts to continue to add value and meaning to her own life. This book leaves you with the feeling that if everyone was as personally invested in their own careers and personal relationships as Trisha, there would be a lot more happiness in the world.
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Summary: Jogging into our Hearts
Review: Way to Go, Trish! And a long, long way it has been at that. At the time of this horrible incident I was a jogger and an employee at a venerated financial firm. The sorrow and the outrage! Like many I followed the public story through the initial reports to the convictions and finally to the identification of the rightful perpetrator. Your private story remained hidden. Now we at least have an idea of what you went through. It's a good read because it fills in the gaps. Just like lots of people I wondered how you managed and how you might turn out. Thanks for sharing. Good luck in the future.
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Summary: Jogging into Our Hearts
Review: Way to Go, Trisha! And a long, long way it has been at that. As a jogger and someone at the time employed by a venerated financial firm, I was horrified in 1989 to learn of your vicious assault. O the sorrow and the rage! Reading this book answers many of the questions about you and presents the tremendous obstacles you had to hurtle -- physically, mentally, and spiritually. A good read for the sincere manner of its presentation.
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