Review by Dana Bosley
Personal Development Coach This is an extremely positive, uplifting, empowering book. The basic message is that life is supposed to be fun, and you can create your life in any way you desire, by changing your emotions and thoughts. The book is divided into two parts—the first half focuses on the 'theory', and is very motivational, in addition to clearly explaining the concepts. The second half is a large and wonderful collection of techniques for putting it all into practice, and creating measurable results in your own life. Although Jerry and Esther are listed as the authors, Ask and It Is Given is actually a collection of channeled messages from "Abraham"—a collective name for the spiritual entities that are channeled through Esther. As you read, you'll come to understand how your relationships, health issues, finances, career concerns, and more are influenced by the Universal laws that govern us—and you'll discover powerful processes that will help you go with the positive flow of life. The Hicks, along with Abraham, put it all together in this book. Most self-help books give you ideas and inspiration, but are not easy to figure out how to implement. In other words, many ”How-To” books don't truly show you “How-To” but this one does. This book gives you immediately usable and useful instructions. The last part of the book lists 22 processes that you can use to attract what you want, explaining exactly when to use them, and how. The exercises are both fun and practical. This book is not to be devoured in one sitting. Rather, this is a book to be read in passages, with time to think and do the exercises in between. It includes much advice on working with energy and emotions as well as specific chapters on increasing prosperity, reclaiming health, working with meditation, and clearing clutter for clarity as well as matching the vibrational energy of one’s desires—taking the power of positive thinking to a whole new level. You are always in charge of your circumstances, and this book is the perfect tool to help you keep focused on how. This book is easy to understand and apply, and will surely bring you wonderful results. If you are interested in buying and reading the book, Ask and it is Given, you can find it in the book store under the drop down menu personal improvement.
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Review by Dana Bosley
Personal Development Coach I’m a great fan of Julia Cameron and her writings. One of my favorite books that she wrote is called The Artist Way. A review on that book is coming soon. In The Prosperous Heart, Julia Cameron presents a 12-week program for using practical financial tools—in partnership with your creative heart and soul—to guide you to prosperity in all areas of your life. According to Cameron, true prosperity has very little to do with the amount of money we have in the bank. Rather, it is about possessing a generous heart and the ability that affords us to see clearly, and appreciate, the aspects of our lives that are truly valuable. With inspiring daily tools, exercises, and strategies, this book guides readers in developing a life that is full, satisfying, and secure—both fiscally and spiritually. The book is chock-full of other down-to-earth material such as myths about money, trusting that we live in a benevolent universe and that things will turn out okay, clearing clutter from our lives, finding community, and taking to heart the spiritual virtues and practices of forgiveness, kindness, generosity, and perseverance. However, most of all the book is about having a prosperous heart—having a meaningful life, having enough, being happy and content and rejoicing in your blessings. I very much enjoyed reading it as it goes right along with all the things I value. At times I even found myself thinking that I wish I had written the book as I have lived by faith for over 40 years and I have found the things she teaches to be true and trust worthy. Readers will find tools, such as Morning Pages (three hand-written stream-of-consciousness journal pages written first thing in the morning), and a 20-minute daily walk. New tools for financial recovery include Counting, keeping a small journal of every penny earned and spent over the course of the 12-week program, and Abstinence, a complete abstaining from any further incurrence of debt. I can assure you that if you follow her advice it will work. I found the quotes on the side bar to be wonderful, many of them I have used in my own writing. I did an exercise of my own and wrote down the things that a prosperous heart is which gave me a wonderful way to review the book. There are parts of the book you may or may not enjoy. She shares a lot of her personal life and day to day activities. I quite enjoyed it, but I can see how some may question, “What does this have to do with prosperity?” I think the point she is trying to make is that prosperity does not only consist of money, but much more. She is generously sharing her journey with you. If you are one of those who question in this way, don’t get bogged down by that distraction but try to discover the principles she is trying to illustrate and put them into practice in your own life. If you need help with your financial as well as your spiritual life, this book is for you. You can obtain the book by going to the book store under the drop down menu click self-improvement. |
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