A great, in-depth look at finding true joy!
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Pastor Jason Garwood has hit a home run with his recently released book The Fight For Joy. He takes
readers on a unique, thought provoking journey through the Book of Philippians. The chapters are just the right size and are reader friendly. His passion for biblical truth is evident in his writing. I am looking foward to other books that Jason will write and where the Lord is leading him as an author.
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Kathleen Kastner's book is a candid look into the many trials and tribulations of her search for love.  Such a wonderful experience to laugh, cry, and learn with Kathleen as she describes her various experiences in relationships.  Her experiences are told with such lightness, humor, and heart, all which speak to the essence of Kathleen's character.  Throughout her journey you see the powerful iinfluence of her faith in God in each of her relationships and how each one, as challenging as they were, taught her something powerful about her faith and herself.  Her journey ends with her meeting the love of her life in a truly beautiful way, and you see how this person was the match she was longing for.  The lesson of self love and respect is truly evident, in that when you love yourself God does provide you with the love you deserve.  Kathleen's story is true inspiration, and I would highly recommend this book to anyone. A truly powerful, entertaining, and enlightening read!
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Laced with many scriptures, There is a Miracle in 21: God Completes is truly a refreshing and encouraging read. After leaving a successful
military career, Lorieen D. Henry comes to a conclusion that she doesn't want to continue the path that she's on. It was then she realized
that God was manipulating her life to bring her to this point. Her book reveals her journey to the happy and content life that she now has.
Get your copy today, so many positive messages here.  A must read by this gifted writer!
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The cover of this book promises fun and joy and that's just what you find inside.  I don't know when I have ever read a book that explains so clearly and with so much heart what steps you need to take to find happiness in your own life.  I took away so many things that I can use from here on out to keep my spirits up and to stay grateful for all that I have.  I hope Gabrielle has another book on the way.
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If you're looking for a road map to happiness and fulfillment, this is it!!! What a wonderful and thought provoking read and experience of a book!!! I feel like each and every word was written to tap both my conscience and sub-conscience and kindly remind me that I am not damaged or spent up, but in fact enabled and fully in charge of my reality and future. Happiness has no expiration date. Maggie does such a magnificent job talking to each reader as if the book was specifically written for the person reading. I've often found that in guiding advisement from (for lack of a better word) "strangers" usually has sound concepts, but comes off as preachy or ingenuine. This author and her gift to the "us" as readers is so far beyond anything I've ever ingested on an informational level. She captures the spirit of LOVE with each and every word. While mapping out in a very understandable and approachable way "the keys" to the betterment and fulfillment of our souls and individual happiness on the deepest levels, it feels like it's a heart to heart, a one on one conversation with her as if she was right there in the room with you. She addresses what is seemingly the most complicated thing that each and every one of us faces at some point or points in our lives but talks to it with such brilliance and some how not only helps us switch on the light bulbs in some of the darker areas of our intellect and imagination, but she makes it a fun, interactive, manageable, and self empowering invite and journey to a more purposeful and positive state of mind and existence.
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Of this book, John Bradshaw, the author of "Creating Love" wrote:" In a world filled with ghastly suffering and sorrow, Robert Holden's book "Happiness Now"! is a reservoir of deep, nurturing joy! It offers an easy and inspirational formula for feeling the joyous happiness you were born for. I consider this book a true gift and hope that millions will read it". This book is a truly powerful and radical exploration of one of life's most treasured goals. Packed with rich insights and practical wisdom, it offers a message of profound  hope and healing for a generation that is often too busy chasing happiness to truly experience it. Dr Holden presents a personal, warm, and entertaining account of how he developed his pioneering work with "The Happiness Project". Using a highly creative mix of stories, exercises, meditations, and prayer, Dr Holden shares his distinctive philosophy and practice of "the how of happiness". Visionary and practical, challenging and compassionate, this book gives you valuable keys to true self-acceptance, everyday abundance, loving relationship, inner success, and lastinhg joy-starting NOW.
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Soul Bursts by Jodi Chapman is a self-help, self-improvement treasure to be savored time and again. Chapman covers a variety of issues that could be getting in the way of you enjoying your life to the fullest. She starts each chapter with a wonderful verse which serves as an introduction to the topic and then shares her personal experiences and wisdom in a warm, accepting, non-judgmental way. Each chapter then has a follow-up section with questions and journaling prompts so the reader has a chance to personalize the content.

I especially enjoyed her chapters on how to let go of the things that are getting in the way of self-acceptance, self-love, and living in joy as well as the chapter on what she calls sensitive ones.

An enjoyable and enlightening read!
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Looking for Lovely invites the reader to look at life through the lens of Spiritual beauty as opposed to cultural definitions. As a Christian who has struggled with seeing the lovely in my own broken life, Annie's book helped me see things from a new perspective. Particularly, having lived through the trap of an eating disorder - Looking for Lovely provided freeing insight into how to walk my own beautiful path. It's a book that calls you into a brave and authentic life and I highly recommend it to anyone who is searching for meaning and true fulfillment!
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I am not a great writer...and i normally shy away from writing reviews, but i feel i must share at least a few thoughts!
First of all, this wonderful book was recommended to me by a truly amazing Dominican Sister of St. Cecilia (aka Nashville Dominican)and what drew me to the book, besides the intriguing title is that i was looking for something to read about Dominican Spirituality that captured its joyful essence.  I specifically was looking to understand the Dominican writings on happiness but in a format that wouldn't make my head pound.
The book is written in such a way that you felt guilty if you had to put it down!  All the stories and quotes from various Dominicans in those early years really helps the reader feel like they know them personally.
It made me want to learn even more about the Dominicans, and when you add wine to that and how it fits in with their spirit, you've got a great recipe for living life.  Happiness is what we all search for but it can really only be perfected when we realize the fullness of that happiness is when we know Truth.
If you want to know more about the Dominicans, especially the early Dominicans and become familiar with their writings in an easy to follow book, then order this right away and enjoy!
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Every once in a while, you come into contact with something that changes the way you think about the world and reshapes the way you think about everything.  One of those for me was coming into contact with Rich Sheridan and his company, Menlo Innovations.  Joy Inc. is a wonderful read and was a great refresher course on all the things that make them such a wonderful company.  For those of you who have not been lucky enough to visit in person yet, Joy Inc. will be a great introduction to a better way of life!

Menlo intentionally has created a culture where employees find great joy in their work, customers find great joy in the products they receive, and users of their software find great joy in the software they use every day.  Joy Inc. does a very nice job of relating how they achieve this amazing feat, as well as the stories that shaped their way of working.  Rich is a terrific storyteller, and has a fun collection of stories that will make you smile and laugh.  And nod your head as you think about your own workplace.  Even more, the stories will help you understand how his team went from the standard business environment most of you work in, to the Menlonian work environment you would see if you visited in person.

The book is an easy read and well worth some time in front of your fireplace.  Do yourself a favor and get a copy.  And while you're at it, get a copy for your boss.  And your spouse.  And anyone else you find important!  Good luck on your journey - you'll never look back.
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This book is an engaging exploration of how to get 'unstuck' from old patterns that keep us from experiencing life with more joy and happiness.  Lori Gosselin's story grips you from the beginning and is told with the refreshing openess and honesty that makes you want to bare your own soul, admit to your own, sometimes, embarassing patterns of thinking and behaving, then do something about it!  An absolute pleasure to read!
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What a joy to read! I found myself nodding my head "Yes!" over and over again as I absorbed this book. Cheryl has written a warm, thoughtful and easy-to-understand book about subjects that can easily get confusing for most of us. It is easy to sense that she writes Soul Speak from her own experience, and directly from her heart. She says that there are several areas to be addressed if we want to be able to easily and naturally tap into our latent potentials as physical and spiritual Beings. These include examining our personal attitude, circumstances, history, health, and beliefs. Cheryl writes about each of them in a way that I find clear, direct and profound. She shows that learning to live in accord with Nature and Spirit is actually very simple and easy. She brings it all together with her personal story of her own awakening, demonstrating what is possible for every one of us. And that is the biggest message here - that the wonderful bliss, peace and contentment of living Soulfully is right here in front of us..... available right now.
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Highly recommended for anyone that is looking for inspiration in life or searching for what's important in life. Provides an easy to read, direct and honest look at what's most and how to shift your focus to make your life happier. In learning about the author, the book is written from real world experience, adversity and his own turmoils which in turn allows the reader to relate. Out of all the books in this genre, this one makes you realize happiness and satisfaction is attainable.
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This is the first book that I have read by Ms. Billerbeck.  I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book!  The positive quotes at the beginning of the chapter were beneficial to gain a positive perspective on life and happiness.  Not only did this book make you take an introspective look at oneself, but it was funny and comical at times.  This tale is about Dr. Maggie Maguire who is a research and statistical fanatic.  Her specialty is happiness.  However, it is hard to tell others how to be happy, when you are miserable.  This book takes the reader on a journey of how Dr. Maguire finds the key to happiness.  There is a romantic story to be told for those who enjoy romance.  I highly recommend this book! You will not be disappointed.
***I was given a free electronic copy of this book from the publisher.  This is my honest opinion.  Even though I received this copy free, this is my own opinion.
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Hats off to Katharine Giovanni for an honest account of her lifes challenges, including breast cancer, and her positive approach to find happiness.  She has written a captivating book that alternates her own experiences and hard knocks with the tools she has implemented to forgive and find joy.  This clever, uplifting book is easily read and equips the reader to make positive changes to find the same joy and happiness.  Well done!
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Did you know that the author of this book had travelled to every country in the world by the time he was 35?  And did you know that it was the pursuit of a quest, rather than an abundance of riches that allowed him to do this?  And did you know, that you could do it to (or any other mission that your heart yearns for!)

Since it arrived at my home, I have been devouring The Happiness of Pursuit because of Chris's open, honest way that he shares stories.  The book is a celebration of normal human beings, just like you and I, who are pursuing extraordinary quests and following their own path to happiness, just because, well, they wanted to!

Chris shows us ways of breaking it down into manageable tasks, so that even with the busiest schedule or the tiniest budget, we can move towards the completion of our impossible goals.  And if you're not sure what your burning desire is - there is plenty of inspiration in this book!

I was particularly moved by one of the quests: Meghan Baker had a list of life goals, but when she died at a young age, her husband Adam continued her list, feeling as though she was with him all the time, and saying that he felt like a better person for doing the wonderful things she wanted to do.
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Marci has captured the elusive feelings that we are really all looking for. She creates a path to first understand what being happy means and then a step by step approach to moving your personal paradigm to a more happy place. Her talents for story-telling are well known from the Chicken Soup For the Soul Series.  With this book, Marci moves forward for all of us searching to be Happy for No Reason. Great Job! Women looking to Break the Glass Ceiling are well served from being Happy first and then utilizing "A Woman's Ladder to Success" skills to Break the Glass Ceilings of their lives.