Powerful, Moving, and Very Helpful
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I wanted to reach out to some muslims I know and love to share the gospel, but there was so much I did not understand about Islam and middle eastern culture. This book explains a lot of things in simple ways so that anyone can understand many aspects of Islam. After reading this book, I feel I can see things more clearly and we can have more meaningful conversations about faith. There is too much to tell here about my situation, but this book is a blessing and my heart goes out to the author for sharing his story. God bless you Nabeel Qureshi for your faithfulness.
2592301
A deeply moving and insightful book - a powerful book! Its essential reading for any twin who is troubled by a dysfunctional relationship with his/her twin. It contains valuable advice for responsible parents of twins who wish to raise well adjusted, independent children. And it should be required reading for therapists, because I can tell you that as a twin, therapy is ineffective with a therapist who doesnt understand Dr. Kleins research. I highly recommend it.
372775
Stephen Post's new book is uniquely told. He shares research based evidence regarding the healing power of helping and illustrates this point with powerful examples from people's lives as well as sharing his own deeply personal story. His family was painfully uprooted from their beloved neighborhood and transplanted out of state. This difficult transition taught him that where he calls home has less to do with bricks and mortar and more to do with keeping the door to his heart open. He found that it was only when he extended himself in the service of others that he began to feel at home again in his own skin. This book speaks the language of the soul. We learn that when we engage in reciprocal love and support, we can feel at home in any place where humanity dwells.
1202060
I am often hesitant to read memoirs or autobiographies, especially those of a medical nature, because I worry that they will contain medical jargon that will cause the story to be more sterile and statistical than compelling. This was definitely NOT one of those books.

The author chose to go a different route and focus more on her emotional journey through ovarian cancer rather than the medical side of it. I very much appreciated that. Her words of wisdom, encouragement, and strength poured through every single page to the level that anyone who is going through any turmoil or tough situation can relate to. That's powerful writing talent!

Here are a couple of my favorite lines from this book:

I have learned that any rain that falls in my life is just droplets, and it's up to me whether I will let those droplets flood away my spirit. Sometimes we need to build levees through more prayer, erect dams for permanent changes so the soul can grow, do a dance to pray for more sun to heal any wounds, or just take an umbrella to give temporary protection as we build up our strength and will.

I love how the author wove in various moments of the impact she made on others through simple choices she made in how to deal with her cancer in the everyday world, as well as the impact made on her through the surprising kindness of others in reaction to her illness.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who is dealing with a tough situation right now, no matter the cause. It's inspiring and heartfelt.
1592894
This is a very powerful and important book. We all should find ways to approach this fundamental issue in order to live our lives more fully. Amy Wallace provides a wonderful  and sensitive framework for this exploration. I recommend it highly.
1138610
powerful and helpful for anyone who has experienced abuse or knows someone who has ... which is all of us. extremely supportive to my healing
3776256
A wonderful, encouraging and powerful book. Don't let its size fool you. After consuming Hola Happiness, I am thrilled that every line was time WELL spent. It is beautifully balanced with personal experience and insight, challenging questions for growth and God's word in response. It made me pause and really think. It is giving me courage and strength in my daily walk with the Lord. Our world is a broken place but God's promises are not. He even knew that I needed this book right at this moment in my life. I feel more confident already in facing a situation armed with specific scripture. We need MORE books like this one that make the world a better place! Janet Eckles is a true gift blessing the world with her heart. KUDOS.
3911399
I was delighted to get this book. I began reading last night, and couldn't put it down, so I read the whole book. What a powerful adversity to overcome, and very much empowering to me. I have similar adversities that I overcame. A great tool to remind us all that we are God's children and that he loves us. All the verses and references provided with every notation of the word of God- which is very nice. I could see this book being a great women's bible study tool. What a blessing it could be in the hands of women in womens shelters or who are overcoming or need encouragement that they "deserve" to be free from the hurts. Thank you so much Nancy, for this wonderful book. I hope it reaches more hands. Sharing on instagram, FB and my reading groups. A- Walker
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This book is full of truth and I am grateful for the opportunity to have read it.
I know that it has and will help people to change their lives for the better.

Everything written is so eternally relevant and important. I know that overcoming things isn't easy, but I feel like this book will help give others the encouragement and support they may need to help them move forward. It was interesting, because I am focused on changing my life and I feel that this book speaks so much to that.
It took great courage to write this book. This work is full of heart and vulnerability. She cares for the life of the reader.  The spirit this book is presented in is not that of a victim, but of a victorious woman that has grown through each experience; Truly inspiring.
I could identify with parts of her struggle from the strains of emotional abuse. It caused me to reflect on what I had to go through and am still going through in the healing process. I think everyone will be able to identify with Luzelenias story because it is not one dimensional and she presents a wide range of experiences.
I will be buying this book to gift to others that may need it. I feel like women in shelters would be able to benefit from this book as well. Id love to buy some to leave around  the city. I know the right people would find them.
Much more success Luzelenia and thank you for sharing  this with the world.
Narelle
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Powerful book that has had a  profound impact on my prayer and meditation time
4562695
This book is an amazingly powerful book that reframes the Biblical stories of Jacob, Joseph, Moses and Adam and Eve in relation to archetypal stories and how they relate to the Jungian process of individuation. The author's framework to understand the 3 step process of undergoing psychological development was very helpful for me: 1) a painful self-confrontation that begins as a call from God to confront and do battle with our inner shadows; 2) a reckoning with the past that frees our "slaves from ego" which enslaves our true personality; and 3) a willingness to give up egocentricity in order to serve God. As an avid dreamworker, I agree with the author's idea that God's ultimate goal is to change us, test us and re-establish a direct relationship with him and therefore it is essential for us to get rid of our egotistic center and re-center on one connected to God within and live from there. I found it a very interesting concept that the author suggests "the cross each of us carry" is our own process of psychological and spiritual development toward reunion with God and Christ is an example of "the ultimate in human development" as Christ had "complete oneness with God." I highly recommend this book to readers interested in Jungian psychology as related to Christianity.

Jamieson Haverkampf
Author of Mom Minus Dad: The Essential Resource Guide for Busy Adults with a Newly Widowed Parent
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What a beautiful, powerful, moving and touching book.  I've bought several copies to give to my loved one.
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I recommend this book to anyone who needs to transform their lives for the better.  For anyone who has ever felt loss and has been grateful for the blessings in life.

The grace and love that is exemplified in this piece is quite moving and inspiring. Kenia's focus and resiliency after the loss of her husband is such a powerful example of Surrender.

Kenia gives it all to the reader, she shares the most intimate and personal details of her experience with such authenticity.

Looking forward to her next book!

Namaste.
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This book was incredibly well written not only as a journey in to the life of a person who was molested by trusted men in her own family but also the insight of a therapist that the author shares as they discussed things during the meetings. I found these 'meetings' helpful in my own life which made me think about why I am the way I am in compared to this survivor. As I read on, I found it more and more difficult to put down as it was an emotional journey of shock, tears and anger wanting to read more in hopes things work out for Lynn. Brushing sexual abuse off under the rug is so common and practical for everyone except the victim who endured the abuse. It is time this changes and I feel that this book brings awareness of not only the effects of child abuse in the long term but it also will help to open readers minds to the many possibilities of an angry child and the need to really dig for answers as well as support. As quoted from this book; Karen said, 'you have a way with words and words are powerful instruments. Use your ability to share the way back to hope, health, love and peace. Healing in the world begins with us." It's my opinion that the author achieved this with her ability to help me and other victims of molest with her powerful words.
383584
As an author, a mother and someone who battled eating disorders for many years, I am so thankful for this timely resource I wish I'd had years ago. What a powerful, strong and important book this is...about a topic that is so prevalent and yet, hardly discussed. If you or someone you love struggles in silence, don't ignore it. It's easy to do. It's easy to thinking "I can't go there with them" or "I don't want to offend them." But you could be saving their life.

This book is a wonderful help for anyone who battles this very real disease. Thank you, Emily, for being brave enough to write the words that are on so many of our hearts, and to provide hope when it so often seems there is none.
326454
This book was a gift to me that I picked up during the darkest hours of my life after the loss of my wife of 41 years to pancreatic cancer. Of all the books I read during that season, this one spoke the most clearly and powerfully to me--not sure why. The revelation of God's heart for us, the skill of the author, the angst from which he wrote all combine to reach out and encourage and heal.
1966767
This powerful book has really touched my life.  I'd been praying to God for wisdom and read it.  The section entitled Prayer to Hear Wisdom's Voice was one of special importance to me.  I always want to make sure I heard God, but I would question whether or not He was truly speaking to me and I wasn't coming to my own conclusion based upon my emotions.  Thankfully, I have this book to teach me the things I did not know and I'm grateful for learning more about how to go deeper in God.