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Passion

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My husband of two years and I have wrangled endlessly about how to make our marriage healthy. We were at the point of divorce for the twentieth time when this book was recommended by a friend. The one hour it took to read was the most powerful I've experienced in ages! My sweetheart agreed to read it as well. We sat down and discussed several of the chapters (none more than 3-4 pages long) which were especially pertinent to us. The book opened dialog we've failed to have before and led to a reconciliation of true strength. We were clearly able to see the simple principles we'd managed to miss in creating our lives together. The book is very readable, very quotable, and very, very powerful. We dare you to live your lives with the full passion Barbara suggests.

She could not be anymore truthful with this book. A few years back, I borrowed this book from the local library. I read it from cover to cover within a day and a half. I love it. It is very readable, right to the point, and hits you where it should: right to the heart. I have other books by her, but PASSION is my all-time favorite. I found it used for a very good price on this site, and I purchased it. Get the book; you'll thank me for it.

I picked up this little red book knowing nothing about DeAnglelis and too little about some of my own confusing emotions and experiences. Perhaps its brevity and simple truths are part of its power and charm. Don't expect an intellectual masterpiece but it's well worth the hour it will take to read. If you are passionate, you will love it and laugh with DeAngelis. If you lack passion, it could open your eyes to a new truth.

Another wonderfully inspiring book by Dr. Barbara De Angelis. Passion is not only about the passion shared by a couple in the bedroom, but rather infusing that passion for LIFE in all area of our lives. In fact, Dr. De Angelis defines the very PASSION she writes about.

"Passion is much more than the intense physical attraction we feel for another person, or a strong belief in a cause, or even an enthusiastic attitude toward our relationship, our work, and our family. It is not just a quality to possess or an emotion to hope for, Rather passion will infuse... each experience ... with vitality, magic, and meaning."

Barbara breaks the book, which definitely one of her shorter books, just 95 pages, quite easily readable, digestible, and then, ergo, implementable, shorter than some of her longer books which her fans like myself (yes, a biased review!) read of hers. Within those 95 pages she breaks it into 3 major sections: Self, In Relationship, and then in Life.

Each section is so marvelous and prompted me to contemplate passion as a golden thread woven throughout ALL of my life, not just in those fleeting captured moments in the bedroom of a couple. I really admire that as a theme for LIFE as she approaches it. And indeed within each of us to well up, as she describes it in the closing of chapter 1, section 1. Indeed, in the section on SELF in section 1, she encourages us to become our own source of passion and not create a co-dependent relationship on someone else for our dependence to create and experience real passion. This is a marvelous reminder for all - whether single, single again after divorce of being widowed, or for coupled up people and married folk. When we are responsible for our passion as she espouses, then we can create healthier love relationships, more so than ever before.

Strongly recommend this gem. You will want to return to it like a meditation book at least quarterly for additional reflection and refreshment.

THIS BOOK REALLY WAKES YOU UP TO LIVING IF YOU HAVE BEEN HIBERNATING OR NUMB TO LIFE!!! ANOTHER AMAZING BOOK!!!

Barbara de Angelis has done it again and again. This book is a must read for everyone who is losing hope about the joy of living. Secrets and techniques revealed inside. I had an opportunity to chat with her and oh my talking about passionate life! Live your life to the fullest read this book of PASSION!
Jhet Torcelino van Ruyven
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The book is very short (I was able to read it almost in its entirety during a two hour flight) but completely concise with at least a gem or two of wisdom on each page. It's inspired me to re-examine the manner in which I react to things and how I handle my relationships. Very highly recommended.

Human relations expert, Barbara de Angelis, explains that passion in life can be much more than just a word. It is a way of living. Children can tell us much about living life with passion, that zest for capturing every kernel of happiness and exuberance out of everything we do. Commitment to your job or to the one you love creates "passion" for your position in the company or to that special someone who has touched your heart. This little book is a real eye opener.