Kel, have you read "The Way Of The Peaceful Warrior" by Dan Millman?
It's written as a fictional story, but has the intent of a very strong emotional growth theme behind it.
I read it years ago & things happen now in my life where I think of this book & can relate things.
It definately stays with you. The author is very inspiring as well.

Well worth the read as you can make of it what you see personally, which may be a completely different message to the next person that reads it & gets something out of it