Why We Are the Way We Are answers questions like: Why are our relationships are so difficult? Full of conflict? Why do we often feel hurt? Don't feel loved? Don't feel acknowledged? Why those around us sometimes act in unloving, hurtful, or aggressive ways? Have you ever wondered why the world is the way it is? Why ... guides us to better understand ourselves, and take charge of our life and express ourselves properly so that we feel energized and empowered. It also shows us how to better understand and communicate with those close to us in ways that create more harmonious relationships. Why ... explains why we often feel bad, uninspired, apathetic, lash out at people, or get hurt by others. It shows us how to deal with those who behave badly around us, towards others, and how to make peace with people who have different ways of being or beliefs than we do. With its few simple worksheets, "Why ..." helps us to uncover any habitual thought, reactive, or behavioral patterns we may hold - and may not even be aware of, but that are holding us back from being our Best Self. (Book 2, "Becoming Our Best Self" delves more deeply into this and will be out Fall 2019). These new understandings also inspire us to no longer judge, blame, or criticize those around us, creating more peace and harmony in our lives and relationships. Making peace with others and having a peaceful existence is no small thing. This book also explains how to make peace with the world around us - especially when we see negativity splashed all over the newscasts.Why ... shows us that even small shifts to positive, loving, fair, and inclusive attitudes and behaviors not only help us and our relationships, but that they also help the world as a whole.This first book in 'Our Journeys to Peace' Series also explains how Humanity, we, and others, got to be the way we are, why the world is the way it is, and how we perpetrate this - individually and collectively.