Blessings: Prayers and Declarations for a Heartful Life [Paperback]

Julia Cameron (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 9, 1998

Through her writings and workshops, Julia Cameron has inspired millions to pursue their dreams. In the tradition of Heart Steps, Blessings reveals the keys she uses to reconnect herself with the source of her creative spirit. Focusing on gratitude and recognizing the power to change one's surrounding world by changing one's thinking, Cameron explains how she surrenders to the "deeper flow of life rather than willfully forcing artificial solutions."

By acknowledging the beauty, harmony, and synergy of life, readers learn through Cameron's inspiring prose how to cherish the gifts they have been given and use them to their fullest. Those who read and follow Cameron's advice and prayers and listen to Tim Wheater's healing music in the audiobook will realize how to achieve harmony in their lives and embrace the notion that they are part of a larger whole that holds them in a benevolent and protective view.

With Blessings, readers will understand the secrets of a life that is rich, beautiful, intricate, and valuable.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Jeremy P Tarcher (March 9, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0874779065
• ISBN-13: 978-0874779066
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #150,696 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Julia Cameron has been an active artist for more than thirty years. She is the author of twenty-eight books, fiction and nonfiction, including her bestselling works on the creative process: The Artist's Way, Walking in This World, Finding Water, and The Writing Diet. A novelist, playwright, songwriter, and poet, she has multiple credits in theater, film, and television.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Prayers and declarations to read over and over., May 18, 2004

By 

Blaine Greenfield "eclectic reader" (Belle Meade, NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blessings: Prayers and Declarations for a Heartful Life (Paperback)

I truly consider myself blessed . . . so when I saw a friend had a book called BLESSINGS: PRAYERS AND DECLARATIONS FOR A
HEARTFUL LIFE (see also Section 11) by Julia Cameron, I aturally
asked to borrow it . . . and I'm glad that I did.

This is a short book of prayers and declarations that can be read in one sitting or spread over time . . . it reminded me of how good it is to be alive and, also, made me more fully appreciate the beauty that surrounds me.

Each blessing is preceded by an introductory quote . . . two
that I particularly liked:

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is
because we do not dare that they are difficult.--Seneca

In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity--Albert Einstein

Virtually every blessing touched me . . . however, to give you
a feel for the material, here's one I thought you might enjoy reading:

I love others for their true self

I bless and salute the divine goodness available for all human beings and in all human beings. I allow people to be uniquely themselves, bringing their true natures and true gifts to our relationships. I do not demand that those who love me change their essential nature for my comfort. I express them my nature. I tell them my truth. I do not hide or pretend I am different form what I am. I trust that each of us is a perfect part of the divine whole. I trust that each of us is as lovable as we are. I allow originality, inventiveness, and variability in my loving relationships. I invite the unique souls in my life to love me as
their true selves allow.

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I immediately began to read the book before I left the store, August 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Blessings: Prayers and Declarations for a Heartful Life (Paperback)

The book is relevent to anyone's life. You can find an entry that speaks the words that your heart is saying at this time or needs to say in the future.It was also useful for me in a conversation I had before I was even out of the store and had paid for it. I look forward to reading it again and using it with my college students in my job as Campus Minister.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Many blessings in a convenient little package!, August 10, 2001

By 

Suzanne E. Anderson "Author of Mrs. Tuesday's... (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blessings: Prayers and Declarations for a Heartful Life (Paperback)

I love this little book. On the outside, it's well made, sturdy, extended flaps on either side to use as bookmarkers....but that must be because they knew it would get a lot of use!

Inside each page is devoted to a specific blessing, at the top of the page there is a quote relevant to the topic, the blessing and then a brief essay/prayer. Each one is lovely.

Here are some examples of the topics: "The Seasons of my Heart have Purpose and Meaning", "This Earth is Radiant with Grace", "My Strength is a Fortress". But the words that follow are the real gems. Ms. Cameron writes with sensitivity and grace, in a way that seems to speak to the heart, no matter what your religous belief. I've found this book very valuable in my morning devotions.