IR VERDICT:
SEARCHING FOR THE LOST SMILE, by Lazar Trifunovic, is a spiritual yet practical approach to understanding and managing the hurdles encountered on the journey toward self-discovery and holistic healing. The author offers his world travel–India, Japan, West Africa, etc.– as a springboard for helping others find their way to happiness and meaning. Rediscovering the early dreams, goals, and smiles of youth, and embracing negative as well as positive experiences, are just two concepts the author explores, suggesting that readers play an active, honest role in a hard-won, well-earned spiritual awakening. He appears to say that spiritual awareness is possible, but it can take a roller coaster of feelings and experiences to get there.