Author: Patti DighGenre: Self-help / life (2008)
About: Not your typical self-help book. More like a "life" book and how to enjoy it fully.
Descriptive Words: "What would you be doing today if you only had 37 days to live?"
Thoughts: Wow.
That's it.
Just kidding, but I borrowed this book from the library after seeing it on Molly's blog - My Cozy Book Nook and I wish I had my own copy. Molly loved the book so much that she's focusing on one statement in the book a week. If you're a writer or just enjoy writing, you'll love the Free Write exercises in the book.
The author focuses on six practices: Intensity, (say yes), Inclusion (be generous), Integrity (speak up), Intimacy (love more), Intuition (trust yourself), Intention (slow down). The book is made up of colorful, whimsical pages with random sayings everywhere: Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions ~ The Dalai Lama. Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way ~ Edward de Bono. Ninety-nine percent of all failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses ~ George Washington Carver.
This is a book not to read but to savor and experience. Lovely, yummy, juicy.
Source: Library
Why I Chose: I saw it on Molly's My Cozy Book Nook blog, and I love books that suggest ways to live life to the fullest.
Recommend? Yes, absolutely.
Rating: 5/5
Other Reviews:
Sarah Morgan
My Cozy Book Nook
Women on Writing - author interview
Patti Digh - Author's blog
