Stop suffering...let it be...expand into the NOW...now!  8 ^ )
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This is a good spiritual book. It has 99 short essays but it's not a "light weight" book. I liked it because I could open it up anywhere and go from there.  It will make you think, read, and ponder again. Gina Lake has written a number of good spiritual books. I like this one especially because I can feel her open hearted kindness thru her guiding words. Some of the chapters and words that particularly struck me were:
  #34 - An Opportunity to Love in which she writes: "Every moment is an opportunity to love."  Wouldn't the world shift on its' axis if everyone followed that one sentence for a day!
  #37 - Life Brings You What You Need: "If you said yes to everything that life brings instead of no, as the ego does, you wouldn't suffer." This reminds me of Byron Katie's comment "don't argue with reality..." Gina continues "say yes to whatever is happening" and "trust that that experience is good, not always easy perhaps, but always good." I am sure a lot of people can't go there yet, but it makes me think we don't have to judge good/bad, right/wrong...just BE and LET IT BE.
  Gina wrote in #90 - "Thoughts create our unhappiness, not circumstances." This is a good reminder again to go deep within the ever present NOW moment. I'm reminded of what Mary-Margaret Moore says "If your thinking says this shouldn't be happening to me and this is hell on earth, then thinking makes it so."  So...drop thoughts and judgements, and be an observer of what IS now.
  Chapters 96 and 97 were worth the price of the book (Awakening and Wanting To Awaken. Really fine! Thank you, Gina Lake.
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If ever there was a time for humanity to evolve in Consciousness it is this present moment. This book offers clear and concise guidance for living in the Now rather than being stuck in egoic thought. As it is written in stand alone chapters it can be read and savored in any order. Take note, though, once the reading starts it will be hard to put down! Three cheers and five stars for this book!
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Love it!  It is simple, easy to understand and practical way to look at life.  It encourages you to improve yours and the "how to!"  Well written and highly recommended to all who desire "changes" with a lot of hope and encouragement.  While getting one for yourself remember someone else.  It will bless all ready to move up to the "higher" level in their life.  Life is a journey.  Do your your best to enjoy to climb higher.  You don't have to feel like your life is a roller coaster any longer.  Today is here and tomorrow is not promised!  Take that first step.  Invest in yourself and transform.  Your life will get better as you choose to change.  Now go for it.
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Now you are truly okay, and nothing inside or outside of you can cause disturbanceyou have come to peace with it all...Michael Singer.  If this were true than those of you living with people that could really use this book, you will now have to leave them behind.  You have no control!  Do you now give up on the ones you love because they are trapped!  Enlightenment doesn't make your family treat you better.  It does make you good with yourself but what if you have always had a good sence of what that chatter is (just chatter)?  In the end you have to make a selfish choice, stay with ur beliefs of unconditional love (if unhealthy hardly peaceful) or leave the ones you love cause you have no control over anything!  I chose somewhere in the middle.  I know there will be times of great struggle.  I won't give up on the ones I love cuz they are troubled.  What the author leaves out is once enlightened then you must make new choices cuz ur old ones were based on past experiences & most of all fears.  For myself (my opinion) I didn't make the choice out of fear but out of love.  I knew full well that it would be difficult to live my life helping the ones I love.  I can't control them & it is so thick with negative energy that I do have my moments of withdrawal to center myself, to reconnect with the love in my heart.  The idea of aware of being aware doesn't help me when I watch the ones I love continuously build a wall of misery around themselves.  Prayers to a loving God is the only thing that helps me!
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With all the recent interest concerning the ending of the Mayan calendar on 12/21/12 and what that may portend for the future of our planet coupled with the ever increasing barrage of apocalyptic Christian pronouncements we should all be exhausted if not insane by now. Needless to say the negativity being released into the atmosphere is at one of the highest levels that it has ever been.

This being the case one would think that enough is enough and just ignore it all and do the best they can while adopting a wait and see attitude all the while hoping for the best. While attempting to ignore my impending doom I found myself presented with a copy of `Transforming Human Awareness: A Buddhist View of 2012 and Beyond' by Juna Jinsei. Hum..., a Buddhist perspective to add to the doom and gloom, why not?

Drawn from a series of forum discussions held in Florida at the 2010 Buddhist Peace Fellowship Conference I found myself immediately intrigued by the three topics selected for discussion; 'The Three Marks of Existence', 'Life Transforming Principles', and 'Buddhism and Ecology'. Didn't sound too negative to me, it appeared as though this assembled body of experts in the field of humanistic Buddhism actually expected the world and mankind to be around after the drop dead 12/21/12 date. I liked the rush of positivity and began to read.

Well the book certainly did not disappoint. Yes, changes are coming and for some it may seem like the end of the world or at least the end of the world as they now know it. There is a transformation about to occur and guess what? We are that transformation! That is what this wonderful, important book is about, we must recognize, accept, and embrace a new future that will transform the world, our environment and each and every one of us. Sounds a little scary but the alternative is even more frightening. The options are transform or destruct. The choice should be obvious.

There is so much amazingly helpful material in `Transforming Human Awareness' and it's not just a lot of heady thoughts and ideas that have no foundation or practical application in the real world. It doesn't just talk about change, it instructs you in how to change. My favorite part of the book is contained in the last 112 pages of this 315 page book in chapters 8 and 9. They are titled; 'Sustainable Living for All' and 'Advancing Toward the Future'. Here you will find a veritable survival guide for both the body and mind. I've learned so much from this book, you will to!
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Why are you here? That is the real question. It is the question everyone should ponder and answer. It is also fitting regarding this book. Why are you here, looking, trying to decide whether or not to purchase this book? You are obviously here because you are looking for a better life. You are looking to be more than you are. This is one of the most powerful books I have read in a long time. I can't really find a way to recommend this book more highly than to say go purchase it right now. If you don't get and read this book, you really aren't serious about improving your life. I say, you are reading this review because you want more from life. You want to be successful. OK. You are in the right place. So, go ahead and get it and read it. You are not going to be disappointed. Listen to what the author, Bharat Mathur, is telling you. Do what he says. Pay attention to the 8 Ps: Perfection in Performance Prepares Path to Productivity and Provides Personal Pride. Pay attention to the steps to improvement he provides for you to follow and do it. It is a very well written book and doesn't take long to read because once you start, you won't stop until you get to the end, which really isn't the end. It is just the beginning. Go purchase this book now. Answer the question: When, where and why was I born? If you are truly serious about success, allow him to "pull" you to that success. If you don't read this book, you don't really have a problem remaining in your current situation. Is your current situation sufficient? I think not. Don't resist. Be pulled to your true worth.
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Work the volume knob, louder, like you meant TO.
get ready to suddenly move... Nah, not me . . .
Yeah, even that nose and brace those toes
crank that mouth, move those lips, and swing those hip-

Darondo lets the meekest of us change who we are,
or who we thought we were ; )
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Get ready to be positively broken... you need it. We all do! Thanks Dave for sharing so gracefully and calling us to a LIFE bigger than life itself.
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"Slow" could describe turtles, or retired folks on the highways of Florida, but John Pattison and Chris Smith have given us the heart of the word "slow" - more like the first long kiss you gave to your future spouse. "Slow Church" is an intimate longing, a reality that must begin to be embraced. It is a lifestyle for the church today. This book is about how we can enjoy again all that the body of Christ can offer our families, communities, neighborhoods, and our world.

Personally, I had to find "down time" where I could actually take in the content of this book - choosing to read it over my recent sabbatical (an excellent idea for pastors and leaders in the church). As I read, I began to find renewal in my creativity, my trust in God's people, and a new hope of coming together for a Common Good!

Since John Pattison is a member of the church I pastor and a dear friend, I may be biased (no, I am). Yet this book speaks of a vision our gathering in Silverton is beginning to see come to fruition. Reading how we can make this more effective is exciting. Sure we need to learn more about true generosity and how to be hospitable to all people, but it begins with a will to "be" right where we are in Silverton, Englewood, or whatever town God has you living in currently.

"Slow Church" is about the ordinary - not some extraordinary fad or program that will wane, become irrelevant, disappear, or collect dust on your shelf. No, "Slow Church" (if you take the time to read and digest) will change you, and those you love and share life with. It will make you want to stop, re-evaluate, question, and begin to seek and hope again - just this time, a little slower, a little more patient, and a little more generous.

Take a weekend off, find a place of solitude, a comfy chair, and take your time reading this book - then come back to your community and host a dinner and start a conversation!
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Think enlightenment is something to do later when you've made your fortune or leave to those "spiritual" types? How wrong you are! Dianne will introduce you to how to access the most powerful force in the world and make it your strongest skill.  Plus how to apply that to your life for real happiness and freedom.  Try the exercises and change your life, improve your health, realize true love... You will have it all.  This is so much more than just a re-post of some other culture's path to spiritual bliss at the cost of giving up your way of life and much more than the typical fuzzy metaphor based on the latest physics or sci-fi fad.  Be ready for a long ride, it is a very in-depth introduction to clear up the confusion of those past attempts, but worth the ticket price.  Meet your whole self and how to be present with all of you in everything you do.  And no, it is not a 10 minute fix, it is a qualitative step up in how you live your life.
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This is an excellent book.. It helps to bring you to the present moment, to get the most from it, making a more quality filled life.
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Tricia Rhodes has wrote a nice little book about focusing on God and his word. Boy, did I need something like this. A mother of 7 soon to be 8 has alot on her mind. Sometimes...ok, ALOT of the time, I find it so hard to focus on prayer, God, reading in Bible study, anything....It is so hard to do that at times. The tv distracts us. The computer distracts us. Our phones distract us. We are staying up to late and running on nothing....or maybe coffee! I am a very busy person and my mind is everywhere else. This book is about meditating on God's word and ways you can accomplish that! Yes, it is possible! To be still....in your mind and your heart. Do I really need to watch tv right now? Do I really need to check my email on my phone again in this hour?Or should I be still and be with you, God....A must read to unconnect from our world and reconnect with God. I highly recommend you give this book a try and focus more on God today! Tyndale House Publishers has provided me with a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for my review. All opinions are my own.
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Read the God Series. Witness the eternal light of reason. Do the math. Become perfect. Do not live a life of regret.
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Sometimes we're blocked in suffering, it's not easy to find a way. Those  poems encourage us to face suffering and take it easy. Everything is gonna  be all right.
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I was in a state of bliss and grace for the first week after I started listening.  I still replay it frequently.  Anger truly is the source of most of the sorrow in my life.  It causes such distance between myself and others.  While I have developed my ability to overcome petty annoyances, I have notice the hardest thing to get over, is another person angry at me.  I have to remind myself of that every time I get angry at someone.
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OK, World. Get with it and get this. It is truly "time to get Together". Harmonies can heal. This is soul medicine from pop angels "The Explorers Club". Heal thyself and order their album. Bliss!
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Dr. LaGuardia has done an excellent job of distilling down some complicated topics regarding mindfulness, relaxation, being "in-the-present", meditation, and much more.  You can hear a true voice of experience and reason flow from the words on the page.  I suggest this is a book to take your time reading.......read a chapter, put the book down, and let it absorb into you.  Think on what was said, and how you can relate to it.  And with most self-help or "making yourself better" books, not everything may apply to you - or at least not apply right now.  Try to get one or two good ideas, and work on them.  Then, next year.........read it again.  I know I will!