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The Little Book of Big Ideas About Love --Elaine Cannon
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(SherLynne) After a particularly hard weekend, Mark perused my bookshelves and pulled out this little book. I don't even remember where I picked it up, but as he read it to me, I snuggled in deeper into his arms and was glad it was on my shelf for a time as this -when we needed to reconnect and reaffirm the growing love between us. It truly is a little book of big ideas about love with quotes, short poems, and profound thoughts that span the centuries. We recommend it, not just to sweethearts, but also to anyone who ponders the meaning and power of love.
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Feelings Buried Alive Never Die --Karol Truman
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(Mark) This book and many principles taught herein brought great understanding and peace to my life. I was enlightened as to the seemingly insignificant feelings I carried around that caused unnecessary stress for my family and me. Realizing the difference between what I thought and what I felt and how to bring them together was fascinating. Positive changes appeared in our family environment. The chapter on Energy Vibrations was an AAH-HAA experience. It describes a convincing illustration of the power of feelings and thoughts as recorded through frequencies. One of the great blessings I received from reading this book is the ability to bring PEACE into my life at will; no matter what the circumstances may be. To live in present time instead of harboring pain from the past or fears of the future is a phenomenon that changes the world I live in. I can take life a day at a time and know that whatever is in store for me, I can be on Gods errand and "it is okay".
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Healing Feelings fromYour Heart --Karol Truman
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Men Are From Mars-Women Are From Venus --John Grey
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Mars and Venus on a Date --John Grey
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(SherLynne) I first picked this book up in college after being dumped one more time. I was tired of being in relationships I thought were perfect and then have the fellow tell me we were "just friends". I didn't get it. I needed help. I had heard of John Gray and his work, so I purchased the book and devoured it! Every chapter I had to choose to laugh or cry. I saw myself all over the place. I could identify, "Oh that's me with Robert!" "That's why Mike reacted as he did." And with a groan, "That's what he was trying to tell me." John Gray doesn't just tell you how to behave, he explains why. His book offered the compassion and understanding I needed to make sense of the ‘dating game’. In fact, he lays out the ‘game’ into stages that ‘revolutionized’ the way I approached the whole ‘game’ and provides inspired ideas on creating a loving and mutually fulfilling relationship. I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone in the dating world or returning to it. Though there are elements I do not agree with, overall this book has been a major key in understanding the dating game, and in helping me work my way out of it.
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On the Family --John Bradshaw
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(SherLynne) When I was 16 my parents attended a seminar that started them looking at the family patterns that caused so much hurt and heartache. Unraveling "what was actually going on" was tedious at times and difficult to do. Bradshaw's, "On the Family" was our resource book for understanding and changing what was going on. If you are looking at the elements of your family and wanting to change things to more joy and peace, I recommend this book as an educational resource. Bradshaw focuses on the dynamics of the family, how the rules and attitudes learned while growing up become encoded within each family member. He guides us out of our dysfunction to wholeness and teaches us that bad beginnings can be remedied. Families can be healed and we as individuals can be healed. When we heal ourselves, we heal the world.
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The Desiderata of Happiness --Max Ehrmann
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(SherLynne) I was first introduced to Max Ehrmann's poetry when I worked as a youth leader in the Anasazi Foundation’s youth program in Arizona. Many of his poems struck chords of joy and hope within me. Here's a snippet of one of my favorite poems: “Whatever else you do or forebear, impose upon yourself the task of happiness; and now and then abandon yourself to the joy of laughter...” Erhmann beautifully expresses both his contentment with the world around him and his sorrow over its evils. His poetry is life affirming. Worth reading time and again.
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Remembering Wholeness --Carol Tuttle
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(SherLynne) For the past several years I had dedicated much of my energy to healing and "growing up", especially healing the things I seemed to get stuck in -attitudes, beliefs that were destructive, thoughts on life and love that ruled my relationships. This book of 60 small chapters of hands-on information put into words my concerns and led me through processes that, over time, have produced wonderful results. Carol Tuttle teaches how to thrive rather than just survive. Thriving is exactly what I wanted. Maybe this book will help you thrive to.
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The Road Less Traveled --M. Scott Peck
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(SherLynne) In this era of searching (and having offered) solutions said to ‘fix all ills’, Peck was courageous enough to suggest that "life is difficult" and personal growth is a "complex, arduous and lifelong task.” Dr. Peck never bullies his readers, but rather guides them gently through the hard and often painful process of change toward a higher level of self-understanding. He does this by exposing his own life stories as well as to share the intimate stories of anonymous clients create a compelling and heartfelt narrative. Pecks' book helped my family learn how to distinguish dependency from love; how to become more sensitive family members; and ultimately how to become one's own true self. I highly recommend it for the honest, compassionate mentoring offered in its pages.
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You Were Born Rich --Bob Proctor
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Your Erroneous Zones --Wayne Dwyer
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(SherLynne) I’ve often asked, "What then is a functional person?" Wayne Dyer's book offers the best description I have found to date (see the "FUNctional, disFUNctional" free report). His insights and observations about functionality have been invaluable to me. You may find the same for you. In fact, if you're plagued by guilt or worry and find yourself falling unwittingly into the same old self-destructive patterns, then you have "erroneous zones" -- whole facets of your approach to life that act as barriers to your success and happiness. If you believe that you have no control over your feeling and reactions, Dyer reveals how much you can take charge of yourself and manage how much you let difficult situations affect you. If you spend more time worrying what others think than working on what you want and need, Dyer points the way to true self-reliance. From self-image problems to over-dependence upon others, this book offers tools to help you enjoy life to the fullest.
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