Inspiration Books

Strength In The Storm by Eknath Easwaran is an unusually insightful collection of philosophical perception and societal interpretation of the everyday tedium encountered in the course of ordinary daily life. Introducing readers to an uncompromisingly conceptual and helpful system of ideals and coping techniques, Strength In The Storm astutely guides its readers through life's universal issues as they present themselves. Strength In The Storm is especially recommended reading for those who are searching for an instructive and "user friendly" guide for seeking happiness and obtaining contentment, as well as those who find themselves chronically unhappy with their daily struggle with situational stresses, relationships, or the seeming indifference of the world around them.

I purchased this book as a requirement for a class. After reading it I recommended it to several friends. Easwaran presents challanges to a person in changing there life by learning to slow down. There is something for everyone in this book whether you're looking for ways to better your life or just want an awakening to what's going on in your life, because it definitely has you take a good look at yourself. I highly recommend it to anyone.

The calendar graphics are very nice, but be aware that when this says "mini' calendar, that is just what it means. This calendar is only about 2 inches by 3 inches, while very cute, it is very very small. The JTRS shoe that I have setting next to the calendar is taller.

I purchased both these and 'Trust Your Vibes' deck. I already owned the 'Ask Your Guides' deck. I find these decks give Spirit a way to get to me... when I'm not tuned in. I've been working with each of these daily for about two weeks and have had incredible results. Both assurances that I'm on the right path, and suggestions for redirection.

My vibes are getting stronger with this daily work. Key is listening to what is told you and acting on the advice.

Great tool for gaining a deeper understanding and making ongoing adjustments along your soul's journey.

I like these cards a lot. They are very simple to use if you are a beginner at using divination tools. I have had very accuate results for others and me.

I have several decks of oracles cards, and this one is really impressive. It is for good reason that Sonia calls these her "big guns" -I am continually amazed how the cards I choose reflect the heart of what ever is happening for me at the time.

It is the best of Sonia's decks. The images are brighter and the messages are lighter.

I just pulled the card "Choose your friends wisely". If you consider having a card deck as a "friendly advisor" this one will be true to your best interests.

Karen once again presents a wonderful book of understanding why we are really here. Why we choose to come here before we were even born into this life and what our true life purpose is. Through easy thought provoking questions you will finally see your own true life purpose unfold before you. A great book and a real eye opener. If you ever wondered why you are here, this book will open wide that perverbial door! It will amaze you. A great purchase well worth reading!

I found this book so empowering,my search to find my Soul Purpose is over.As I read this book and answered the questions,I started to remember and at end of the book I got to put it all together.
I have read many books on this subject and this is the one for remembering your soul purpose.

This book has a workbook that the more you put into it the more you'll get out. It is very easy to read but I need to reread it for there are alot of new ideas here. Like Heaven on Earth or that we are really more spiritial than physical. Not just this book but Karen Bishop was recommended to me by a friend, let me do the same for you. After all aren't we all in search of Truth.
veritas Perry,

I was introduced to the Shinn books by a good friend. That friend is gone but I still have my books, Ha! I cannot praise her books enough. Like another reviewer said, these books are Christian based but she does have some Eastern philosophy sprinkled throughout that creates a nice balance. Combined with the Abraham/Esther and Jerry Hicks books, Florence Scovel Shinn books pack a powerful POSITIVE punch. Her books will lift your spirit in your darkest moments.

Great Affirmations and an understanding of our connection to the Divine; and how to utilize the beliefs of the time, to get an idea across. Very astute and enlightened; and to think she wrote and spoke about this before 1906 before women could vote and when they had few legal rights.

Compared to other self-improvement authors and materials on the market, this book had had the most impact on my life! It was recommended to me by a friend, and I am so grateful that she told me about it. It gives great wisdom and practical instruction as well as encouragement to remove negatives from our lives and assurance that we can change our lives through right thoughts, feelings, attitudes, action, and words! Is it time for change in your life? Then you owe it to yourself to get this book now!

I've read many great books on Law of Attraction, but this one explains how to create a life that you love better than any that I've read. This book is a gift to anyone who believes in Law of Attraction and wants to be able to do it for themselves.

After reading many self help books, this one made a difference in my life. I believe it IS mainstream Christianity, not fundamentalism, however. My God loves homosexuals and everyone else. If you cannot accept differences in others or insist on judging others, this book is not for you. It is all about love, acceptance, and appreciating. This makes a better life for the reader.

I hesitate to categorize this as a just a beading book. It's got a lot more going on than making beaded jewelry. You could say that Margot has one foot in the area of beaded jewelry and her other foot into mixed-media style crafting. Read the rest of my review here: http://jewelrymaking.about.com/od/mixedmediabookreviews/a/051708.htm

Margot Potter's Impatient Beader books are all about beading fun and reflect her wide variety of interests. A QVC jewelry line spokesperson, her obvious joy in creation extends to her chapter headings: "All Hail the Bead Queen," "Wild Women," and "Brave New Girls." She gives a quick and thorough step-by-step guide on techniques at the outset which includes how to attach a crimp tube, open and close a jump ring, turn a loop in a head pin, how to use a wire guardian, and make a wrapped loop. These instructions are followed by numerous, whimsical projects, none of which will tax the novice beader.

The projects shown are made with cheap material and have nothing sparkling or glamorous. They are for little girls. The technique is mostly stringing. I do not recommend this book.

What a great follow-up to Margot Potter's first book. This one is also filled with inspiration and humor. If you are a new beader, start with the first one. If you are a seasoned beader, you'll enjoy this book very much!

The 1st edition of Impatient Beader is one of my favorite book in beading. The 2nd edition is even better! Margot Potter is absolutely creative in combining materials and creating outstanding projects. With her, beads are not only apply as jewellry and accesories. More than that, you can use beads in creating t'shirts, pins and other crafty projects. However I find the 2nd edition is more to advance level. For beginners, before you jump impatiently to this book, I suggest you to start with the 1st book.

I had originally glanced at this book at my local bookstore and was captivated by the collection of touching short essays in it. I love this book! I hope she publishes more like this.

Sue Monk Kidd's work continues to delight. Her short, honest, writings show her to be attentive to the moment as well as to the world around her. This book would be a start to a group discussion for people seeking to live mindful, but interactive, lives. She enjoys the spiritual life of monks without having taken their vows. Readers will gain much from this collection of essays and observations.

You can open this book to any page and find a motivating and soul refreshing exercise that is simple to do and fulfilling to accomplish. Thank you Dr. Siegel for this helpful and heart-touching book.

Great little book that holds enormous wisdom and suggestions to enrich and strengthen your life.

Amazing, amazing, amazing. This book is simultaneously simple and profound. A recommended read for anyone who wants to be inspired. Dr. Siegel helps his readers see the "big picture."

101 Exercises for the Soul: "A Divine Workout Plan for Body, Mind, and Spirit" By Dr. Bernie Siegel
is another excellent book by this award-winning, best-selling author. Siegel reminds us that exercising our soul is as important as exercising our bodies, yet most of us forget or don't know how to do this. It does not require meditating on top of a mountain, or going on a silent retreat, or even attending church, but it does require attention and regular mindfulness. And exercising your soul yields tremendous rewards of living and loving with enthusiasm and joy. In simple exercises Dr. Siegel suggest things you may never have thought to be nurturing your soul and increasing your deep happiness. Such things as keeping your baby picture nearby to admire and appreciate, adopting a pet and playing with it every day, keeping a dream journal, creating a personal altar in your home, facing the fear that has always hindered you and experiencing and embracing it (even doing a daring sport), taking fun or beautiful photographs, or breaking out of your daily rut and doing something fun and unusual. These are some of the simple but joyful things Siegel suggests and then tells how you are nurturing your soul and exercising it in doing these. This is a little book which can be opened to any page and savored, trying the things that appeal to you and leaving the others for someone else. We highly recommend keeping this book by your bed and savoring it like chocolate for your soul by trying one exercise each day.

I purchased this CD after having a successful experience with another self-help type CD. I was really excited about the title on this one, but once I heard it, I can't really get into it. The voice sounds soooooo "un-energetic" I can't get past a few chapters. I am going to keep giving it a try to see if I can get past it.

I love Dr. Orloff's soothing voice. She is a woman of wisdom and she speaks clearly and with love. I find her teachings extremely inspiring. Everything she says can be applied automatically to life. Her approach is easy to understand, and very user friendly in day to day living!I've been a fan of all her works since her first book!

This is a great pair of audio cds! They complement the Positive Energy book written by Dr. Judith Orloff. The author provides a therapy session with advice on how to cope with being an intuitive empath. It's great to be able to pop in the cds in the car and gain focus as to how to handle the gift and others as 'energy vampires'. I would recommend this to anyone who is affected by intuitive powers or is searching for why he or she feels drained or energized in any given situation.

This has been an excellent resource for me while struggling with personal boundaries, self-doubt, or assertiveness issues. I love how Dr. Orloff puts everything into plain and simple terms, easily understood and put into practice. The information here has completely changed my life and my relationships for the best. I recommend it for anyone who finds themselves stuck in relationships with people that drain them, or that seem to be one-way.

Because the information here is so intuitive, it almost seems familiar and so "common sense." Good, good stuff. I can't recommend it enough.

Dr. Judith Orloff doesn't just give advice she also give tangible tools anyone can practice with ease on positive energy practices. Based on her own clinical experience, these 10 steps will help guide you towars being a protector of your own energy and claiming a vibrant space you deserve. Life has its share of negative energy ... but you need not take it on if it is not yours ... but if you are empathic this is hard to you ... so Dr. Orloff offers a gameplan for doing just that. This is a wonderful audio complement to the book and one ot refer to again and again.

As I have stated in previous reviews: Dr. orloff like Dr. Mona Lisa Schultz are real doctors with degrees from legitimate educational institutions. They still maintain board certification and licensure in their field. Please keep this in mind when seeking counsel during an often vulnerable time in your life. People who are willing to be held accountable to an authority are those who are more likely to be trustworthy because there is a built in structure for ethics and putting the client first. These two ladies are true to the hippocratic oath of do no harm.

Other goodies from non-medical writers based on more personal experience but worth noting: The Circle by Laura Day, Trust Your Gut by Lynn Robinson, PowerHunch by Marcia Emery, The Intuitive Way by Penney Peirce, and books from Elaine Aron on being a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP).

On the flipside: Do you due diiligence on the credentials, even at the Ph.D. level of other more woo-woo writers on this field of energy and intuitive healing .... before you listen to their counsel. Many of them have Ph.D.'s from unaccredited places ... which means they didn't go through the same kind of rigor. Writers such as Doreen Virtue, Sonia Choquette, Carolyn Myss, John Gray, Barbara De Angelis, etc .... are examples of Ph.D.s whose source were unaccredited universities. Please keep this in mind when venturing out to learn from a healer ...