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  • Lizards Eat Butterflies

  • An Antidote to the Self-Help Addiction
  • Written by: Dr. David E. Martin
  • Narrated by: Dr. David E. Martin
  • Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (16 ratings)

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Written by: Dr. David E. Martin
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Publisher's Summary

Lizards Eat Butterflies unveils David Martin’s deepest passion about how we’re living on this planet and how we could do so much more to improve our experience with a shift in perspective. In a triumph of cutting-edge science, social commentary, and deeply personal life experience, he shows us that, with an alteration in perspective, that which stands in the way of our humanity is an illusion that can be eradicated. 

Far from being a 12-step program - this is the un-program in 12 sections - Lizards Eat Butterflies deconstructs the myths that trap us into victimhood, isolation, and futility. Having traveled the world for three decades of work and with the worldwide film success of Future Dreaming, along with many lectures and workshops, he weaves the narrative of this book to create a tapestry of provoking, thoughtful, and considered reexaminations of our dominant myths and perspective impairments. Lizards is a practical conversation starter to defuse the explosive challenges of inadequacy, indifference, and apathy.

©2020 David E. Martin (P)2020 Waterside Productions, Inc.

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Re-framing party extraordinaire

The narrative here finds itself implied through a cavalcade of questions and re-framing of assumptions. I personally got the hard copy to assist in absorbing the play of perspectives offered.

David dances a jig of rug pulling and lamp rubbing with his words but not without showing myriad opportunities to share in the giving of middle fingers to petrified notions of self help and pathological versions of certainty.

Between the lines is deep field of sincere inquiry into the circumstances and conditions that we all allow to limit us and that also invites us to sling shot our selves into our next fuller and freer self.

Pull the bow back and let David show you how to let go of the string.

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Break free from Self Help and victimization

I dislike that here we are 2 years into a plandemic and more than half the world has yet to hear the voice of a man with this much wisdom and insight.
I love chapter 11 , ‘who are you really ?’I believe it’s entitled .

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Genius

I love David’s perspective on st many things. He is a brilliant man who will stretch your thinking and ways of looking at the world around us. Thank you :)

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  • MK
  • 2021-09-12

Good Topic Ruined by Author

First, this author is a HORRIBLE narrator. It was so damn painful.

Second, you know when your parents tried to be cool by saying things that you a d your friends would say, and all it did was make you cringe and yell at your parents to go away? Martin does that in his book. A lot. There’s an “Ain’t nobody got time for that” an “OMG,” and plenty of other attempts at humor that are so cringe-worthy that it’s hard to listen to.

This book was free, otherwise, I’d ask for a refund.

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  • Ryan
  • 2021-01-30

Intellectually Engaging // Author as an Orator? No thanks.

I’m sorry...I tried, I really did. There’s just something about the authors voice and demeanor that rubs me the wrong way. Should’ve had someone else narrate this. Dr. Martin is clearly brilliant and I think this book is amazing. It’s just his tone of voice and mildly awkward smugness that I couldn’t endure.

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  • Amazon Customer
  • 2020-12-02

Powerful Game Changer...Love!!!

Lots to unpack here! Enjoyed the ride...definitely a must repeat! Thanks for you’re wisdom & truth telling Doc!

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  • Marvin O. Smith
  • 2020-11-26

Break Out

If one was ever dissatisfied with ones ability to accurately access changes in the world around oneself, this book may be of value. The first chapter attacks many "sacred cows" of modernity and may be a put-off for many readers. This is a way David uses to identify areas of ones life that may be contributing to ones dissatisfaction with life. After that, he focuses in on eight myths that have kidnapped many in our western world and thus opens up possible areas for re-evaluating how we think and thus live life.

Peace

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  • Andrew
  • 2023-01-03

A jumbled mess of opinions poorly executed.

The author's opinions are stated in analogies that do not work. this is a confusing mess to try to read. poorly written fiction at its best.

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  • Jaco
  • 2022-10-10

Very decent

Very decent book with many good concepts and ideas. The more biographical stories sprinkled throughout was not distracting from the main points too much. An entertaining read with interesting points of view that are described really well.

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  • Karen Grevious
  • 2022-09-23

Excellent Read

Dr Martin put words to many of my thoughts...thoughts that aren't easily accepted by the general public.

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  • Crys
  • 2022-08-11

Thought provoking

Discusses looking at the bigger picture not just the part someone is trying to sell you. Look deeper at how things are connected.

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  • KF
  • 2022-04-22

Eh…

Have you ever been on a date with someone with an overly inflated sense of self and they try way, way too hard to convince you how smart, good, charming, etc that they are and then act offended when you don’t respond positively to their prattlings? As if to say “you are so, so lucky to listen to my opinions!” That was the vibe of the entire book. Some good points but overall was hard to listen to.

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  • LRL
  • 2022-02-07

Truly the antidote to self help - a MUST read

If you slow down and really listen to Dr. Martin's message, your life will be forever changed. This book took me on a journey, pushed my boundaries, shown light on paths I couldn't see and shifted me into a new energy. I laughed, was intrigued and even moved to tears at moments. As a self help junky, I'm qualified to say this book is like no other. I was given answers to life long questions not through his direction but because Dr. Martin's teaching stretched my mind to think in new ways. If you want to be content in your life read this book carefully and then ready again and again!