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Connie Good describes her new book Little Gifts of Sustainable Contentment as "one minute daily reflections for cultivating mental, emotional, physical and financial well-being" and after reading it I really can see why. The book itself is broken into 7 different chapters that deal with emotional contentment, financial contentment, intellectual contentment, social contentment, occupational contentment, physical contentment and spiritual contentment. The book also contains a rather inspiring introduction. The book runs through the entire year, one inspirational and motivating message for each day. If you are a fan of perpetual calendars or books you are going to love this. You can read one message each day or choose to focus on the chapter that most meets your needs. This book is truly inspiring and will definitely change your mindset and your outlook on life. The messages contained in this book are affirmational type and therefore you will read them as if you are talking to yourself. I found this book to be a very easy read and one that I know I will be returning to time and time again. It is uplifting and encouraging and one that should be showcased in every home.

If you are looking for a way to change and appreciate all the aspects of your life then this book is a must have. You should read the daily message every morning and see how it transforms your day. This book flows with positivity and in today's world and challenging economics times it really is a pleasure to read. The chapter on financial contentment is really powerful and one that I have read a number of times. In today's changing times and an era where positivity and spirituality is becoming more and more acceptable you can expect to find many more books of this calibre hitting the shelves. These Little Gifts of Sustainable Contentment could be enough to turn your life around and show you just how wonderful life really is. We are all on our own journeys but these words of inspiration will touch the hearts and souls of all. It has given me more information than I could have imagined when I picked up this book and I know that I am going to continue to learn and grow as I continue to read it.

Book Little Gifts of Sustainable Contentment by Connie Good

This is a book filled with a year's worth of 1-minute daily reflections. The seven categories of wellbeing on which the reflections are based on include: emotional, financial, intellectual, social, occupational, physical and spiritual.

Connie Good's vivid writing engages all of your senses. You will smell the lavender, hear the birds and taste the chocolate as she describes the path to create some serenity in our hurried & busy lives. You will learn how creating a change in the way you think in one area of your life will create a ripple effect and improve another area that was suffering.

Some of the wisdom I have received from my daily readings of the reflections include:
The antidote for fear is gratitude.
I have a wastebasket for troubles.
So many adversities turn out to be blessings.
Gratitude is the key to true happiness.
You get more of what you focus on.

This evergreen book of daily reflections is one you will keep on your night stand or in your car for a quick dose of inspiration. Although each nugget of insight is dated with a specific day of the year, you do not need to read them in any specific order. I enjoy playing "Little gift's roulette" with this book. I randomly open the book to a page and begin reading. I am always amazed that I seem to choose the daily reflection that is right for me on that day.

This book helps you ask yourself the questions that will help you grow and achieve the dreams you have long forgotten about. Don't wait until your life is perfect. Get this book now and being the transformation to living the life you dream of someday having. This book will also make a great gift for friends and family members.

Ms. Good provides a wonderful, genuine, easy to read journal format arranged by content topic around her mindful musings. Each day of the journal format provides a new outlook on the given topic that is always refreshingly honest in conveying her personal emotion during that moment of creation. Her work provides the thought impetus without offering guidance to a resolution, allowing the reader's response be their own rather than a solicited emotion. Through this neutral approach, the book is timeless as each time the reader reviews the content, their "now" has shifted so their experience of the work, as well as its potential, will also have shifted.

C.J. Good offers quiet wisdom in bite-sized pieces that calm the heart and spark the soul to greatness. This lovely book is a treasure and would make an ideal gift for anyone whose spirit yearns for peace.

Connie Good's Little Gifts of Sustainable Contentment is an interesting blend of one-minute readings that can serve as a focus for the reader's own reflections or meditation. Some of these short passages read like journal entries; some suggestions for action; some simple reflections.

I found this to be a powerful addition to my own library as something to pick up when I feel stalled. Each reading will give you something to think about and will enrich your day. There are no prescribed affirmations or meditations here and that is the strength of the book - each reader can use Connie's words as a starting point to create a personal message.

Connie's style is soothing and thoughtful. The book is exactly what the title promises - a git of sustainable contentment.

In Little Gifts of Sustainable Contentment, C.J. Good offers a rich addition to the literature of recovery and spiritual growth, Her daily messages include a welcome and astute abundance of metaphor and poetry, so that the vocabulary for our inner conversation towards contentment and evolution is greatly enriched. As I read I jotted down wonderful turns of phrase which beautifully articulated moments of spiritual insight. The daily messages move smoothly among each of the seven categories of experience. The wealth of imagery and the integrity and intimacy with which C.J. shares her personal experience - with the humble recognition that human yearnings are universal - will add valuable dimensions to anyone's personal journey.

Connie Good's book Little Gifts of Sustainable Contentment is filled with pearls of insight and wisdom, yet the ideas come from a very human, imperfect perspective. When reading her daily insights,you identify with struggle, yet see hope and inspiration. You definitely feel that everything will really be okay. This is a great gift book for anyone experiencing transition (graduations, recovery,losses, new challenges).

As an entrepreneur, mother and wife I am always being pulled in a million directions. It's hard to keep a daily check on what is important and how to keep my sanity amongst all the chaos. Little Gifts of Sustainable Contentment is a handy book to keep on my desk and gives me that perfect touch of spirituality, inspiration and motivation that I need on a daily. Thank you Connie for sharing these daily pieces of heaven.

This book really speaks to your soul taking the journey mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and physically.
It allows you to understand that the human spirit will experience many different layers and how we experience those. Part of what makes us grow is learning how to quiet our minds and reflect on the situation as I found that this book has done just that. Read this with an intention to connect with the message that your soul needs to hear in helping you transform all areas of your life.

There are other books on the market who at first glance appear to offer the same thing, but a closer look reveals truly insightful, inspirational ideas that don't preach to you what you should think and how you should think it, but rather encourage you to reach your own inspirational conclusions. This book takes lofty ideals and brings them down to street level, so that anybody can pick it up and identify with the concepts and appreciate the beauty of each simple wisdom shared, every day of the year. A great pick-me-up and gentle advisor for those experiencing any form of adversity or challenge in life, who need a subtle and gentle 'push' in the right direction.