Truly a celebration of life and a reminder to express our love.
A tale of loss, grief, love and life, Travels and Tribulations by Tyrel Nelson is an abridged look at the way one man deals with the death of his parents. His journey is a sad one that most grown children take at some point, but somehow Tyrel is able to infuse light and warmth into this collection of short autobiographical stories and vivid memories. Along with indelibly etched family memories, Tyrel shares uplifting, inspirational, and sometimes humorous anecdotes from his personal travels and adventures. From the blustering Minnesota winters to swampy Miami summers and beyond, the author helps readers not only to see what he sees, but to feel what he feels as his perspective is widened. Each reflection paints a more lifelike picture of the places and people Tyrel has known, especially his beautiful parents. And although grief manifests differently in every heart, the author honors their memory by sharing the resiliency, tenacity, humility and wisdom they possessed in life.
A brilliant facet of Travels and Tribulations is the respect and admiration shown for the natural world. Some of the exquisite destinations in this book are easy to enjoy and are renowned by travelers across the globe. In other cases, locations that some might write off as mundane or average are explored and viewed with a sense of awe, through a lens of gratitude. Tyrel certainly makes the effort to find the extraordinary hidden among the ordinary. The tone and pace have a natural flow, carrying readers along for a pleasant ride, although the writing has the nagging feeling of affectation. Without question, Tyrel Nelson handles grief with grace. His touching story is a lesson to all of us that light can be found, if only we take the time to look for it. Painful at times, but ultimately healing, Travels and Tribulations is truly a celebration of life and a reminder to express our love for one another while there is time left to do so.
