You Are Simply Perfect!

A Mindfulness & Self-Awareness Guide for Teens and Tweens

By Sadia Saeed

We all need to learn to identify with our goodness, our wisdom, our confidence: this is the key to success. Sadia's advice helps all of us - not just young people - do exactly that!I rejoice!

Universal compassion, driven by wisdom, is the leading panacea for the world—this is the quintessence of Sadia’s book. I deeply appreciate the author for bringing this legacy before the world.

A remarkable exercise in the development of self-awareness for the youngsters through stories and Buddhist psychological techniques of mindfulness, involving listening, reflecting and meditating that will help dissolve the negativities of their limiting thoughts, emotions and actions.

Sadia brings a rare combination of empathy and experience to her writing, drawing from decades of her work as a therapist. What becomes clear from the first page onwards is that she really cares about people. This is a book I would pick for my loved ones—and for myself—as a guide to mindful living.

Recasting the idea of “friendship” in a radical way, this book unfolds a profound truth—that we can be friends with the world, if we first truly learn to befriend ourselves. Artfully, compassionately and in deceptively simple ways, Sadia shows us how to do that. In doing so, she speaks to the hidden pandemic of our times—anxiety and depression, especially amongst our younger generations.

Even though this book is a must-read for teens, it speaks to all of us who want to befriend and love ourselves. Through everyday stories and simple exercises, it demystifies self-love as a practice that we can get better at by taking small little steps every day. The gentle words and insights make you want to hug yourself after every few pages!

The book is well-written in easy steps for the reader to follow. You Are Simply Perfect! is a much-needed guide for teenagers and adults alike—so much of who we are is conditioned, leaving our minds restless. Mindfulness, if practised sincerely, can have enormous benefits in bringing clarity and peace to the inner being—and I would strongly recommend that the contents of this book be integrated in our daily life practices. Sadia, your clarity of thoughts flows through beautifully and makes me glad that you decided to pen down your insights and share it for the benefit of others.

A practical book that integrates Buddhist wisdom with contemporary life in a simple and accessible format. Sadia’s experience as a psychologist reflects in the pragmatic and reader-centric approach used in the book. Her writing style is warm, non-formal and is aimed for a young reader. However, the book has a universal appeal and adults will have much to gain from it as well. The reader will especially benefit from the practices of meditation and mindfulness described in relation to dealing with difficult emotions.

Sadia Saeed’s book You Are Simply Perfect! is the calming balm every teenager needs. It engages them to think deeper, accept themselves and grow through this process of thought and reflection, rather than talk down to them. It introduces practices of meditation and mindfulness that I hope will guide readers through their lives.