By Cyrus Guccione
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After the loss of her family dog, Oakley, Julie Kessler established her Scottsdale-based nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring the safety of families and pets during home service visits.

Demonstrating the resilience of the human spirit and sharing her journey of love, forgiveness and taking responsiblity, Kessler has released her first book, “My Oath to a Worthy Life: Lessons Learned Through Love, Loss, and Purpose.”

The self-published Amazon best-seller was released Jan. 25. In it, Kessler shares lessons from the myriad experiences in her life, including the loss of Oakley, which spurred her to begin her nonprofit.

Embracing the impermanence of life, living with peace and being content with one’s true authentic self are major themes in her book.

“For some reason, my soul was just telling me to write this book,” Kessler said, a Scottsdale resident with two daughters and a husband of 27 years. “I wanted to do it for my girls and anyone that might relate to my story of learning how to live your most authentic life.”

Kessler says it took her seven years to complete her book and each chapter is based on an important relationship in her life. Each chaper offers lessons she’s learned from those people and pets.

Quoting the American poet Maya Angelou, Kessler says to do the best you can until you know better.

 “…When you know better, do better,” she said.

Hoping to spread kindness and forgiveness in an otherwise divisive world, Kessler says this book is for young men and women, young parents and old who are ready to accept themselves fully and live with confidence.

“I want to encourage people and myself to just be okay with how you are. Your silliness, your personality – because there’s no one else like you,” she said. “We’re all individuals and if we all lived our most authentic life, I think it would be a really beautiful world.”

All proceeds support Oakley’s Oath

Founded in 2021, Oakley’s Oath seeks to create a secure environment for pets by providing contractors and homeowners with common sense safety guidelines.

All the proceeds from the book go to Oakley’s Oath to create safer homes for pets and prevent avoidable accidents through common sense guidelines for contractors and homeowners.

“My Oath to a Worthy Life: Lessons Learned Through Love, Loss, and Purpose” is available for purchase in paperback on Amazon.com for $12.99.

For more information about Oakley’s Oath, visit oakleysoath.com.

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