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Start Living!, October 11, 2009
This review is from: Don't Miss Your Life!: An Uncommon Guide to Living with Freedom, Laughter, and Grace (Paperback)
I didn't know what to expect upon reading Charlene's paperback book titled, Don't Miss Your Life! I requested this particular book from Divine Inspiration because I liked the cover art mostly. To be honest with you, I wasn't familiar with Charlene's writing nor the Dearest Dorothy Series. The very first thing that caught my eye on the book cover were these three young ladies who were jumping in mid air with colorful skirts on and oh yes, did I mention their bare feet?! If you are looking for a vision of what freedom within looks like or you might be longing to read a book filled with guidance to how one's life might feel to be free, then I encourage you to get a copy of Charlene's book because "walking barefoot in grass makes your understanding tingle".
The book begins with a charming and playful approach on how to discover your own rich and sustaining memories called "Remember When?" I found that this is not your typical self help book but rather a cleverly woven art of storytelling that this author shares so professionally with us from her own heartfelt unique experiences of life. Charlene has so many cool quotations and scriptures added throughout her book.
Throughout the book's chapters, Charlene's sense of humor shines brilliantly while one in particular, "Humor Hogties" will have your sides ripping! Being a piano teacher, my favorite part of this book is about a passage asking the reader some soul searching questions of reflection and contemplation, "What is the song in your heart right now?" Charlene Baumbich will encourage you to take ownership of your life, show you how to be liberated from despair and celebrate life to the fullest with passion and joy overflowing. I highly recommend this book to you and rate it 5+ stars!
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WAKE UP AND LIVE LIFE, August 31, 2009
This review is from: Don't Miss Your Life!: An Uncommon Guide to Living with Freedom, Laughter, and Grace (Paperback)
I loved this book and the author's enthusiasm she has in discovering the joy of life. Are you letting fear get the better of you? Is fear stopping you from living life to the fullest?
She says, "Hope is perhaps the first key that can enable you to wake up, and then open up, to your life. Without hope, we are left with only despair," which stops us from experiencing anything good. It keeps us just going through the motions of life not living it.
I enjoyed how this author described life in simple terms, time a precious thing waste. "Do your days pass by in a blur, one melding into the next? ...We thirst to be living life to the fullest, but first we need to be stunned into realizing just how asleep we've been...For instance, have you ever been driving down the road and..OHMYGOSH! I didn't remember driving the last five blocks! How did I get here?"
Charlene has very practical ideas to jump start you back into living life to the fullest, make you aware of the flowers in your path and to take the time to see and smell how beautiful they really are. It's much like our lives. There are so many special moments in our lives to be recognized and savored
Some of the chapters in her book are: Wake Up!, Crowned Princesses of Sparkledom, Humor Hogties--overcoming a Spiritually Constipated Life, Always Question your Assumption, I'm sick of listening to me and so much more.
What an encouraging, up-lifting, hopeful book to read in these uncertain times. I'll leave you with the authors words, "Enjoyv the most important gift you've been given--your one and only, true-self, God breathed life: Don't miss it!" This book helps you do just that. I know I'll be reading this book again.
Finding Hope Through Fiction
Book Club Servant Leader
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Uplifting and Humorous, June 25, 2009
This review is from: Don't Miss Your Life!: An Uncommon Guide to Living with Freedom, Laughter, and Grace (Paperback)
Don't Miss Your Life is a book of advice on living with "freedom, laughter, and grace". Charlene Baumbich's resounding message is, "WAKE UP!" The author writes of the importance of friendships, positive thinking, playfulness, and balance in life, and the problems inherent in assumptions and preconceived ideas. This book leans heavily on the spiritual, and Baumbich refers often to God. Bible verses are found throughout the chapters. But the author doesn't become preachy or dogmatic. Her casual, highly personal, conversational style prevents that from happening. Initially, I found the style a bit much. There were too many parenthetical insertions and asides. At some point, however, the number diminished (or I got used to them) and Baumbich's irrepressible enthusiasm won me over. Every recommendation and bit of advice is illustrated and supported by an engaging story from the author's life.
This book has a lot to offer, and while it doesn't provide any earth-shaking advice, it does highlight many things that can lead to a fuller life. And it's uplifting and humorous, to boot.
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