Simple Abundance: Living by Your Own Lights [Abridged, Audiobook] [Audio CD]

Sarah Ban Breathnach (Author), Author (Reader)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2002

To live a "Real Life", a truly authentic and vibrant life, people must learn to excavate their talents from beneath layers of denial and disbelief, and years of delaying dreams. In SIMPLE ABUNDANCE, Sarah Ban Breathnach leads listeners on a journey of self and spirit, illuminated by six simple principles: Gratitude, Simplicity, Order, Harmony, Beauty and Joy. In the past, spirituality has been thought of as separate from lifestyle, but by embracing the lessons in SIMPLE ABUNDANCE, listeners can discover how daily life can be an expression of their authentic selves, leading them on their own true path to a happier, more fulfilling and contented way of life.

Editorial Reviews

From AudioFile

The print version of this book included meditations for each day of the year. In adapting it for audio, Sarah Ban Breathnach reorganizes those meditations into six sections, all of which relate to simplifying one's life and clarifying one's priorities. She reads them over a background of the music she listened to while writing the book. This works well, as does her calm, caring delivery. When she tells a story from her own experience, Breathnach is completely convincing, and one can sense that her compassion is based upon empathy. However, many of the book's examples are specific to women, a choice that may make the work less appealing to male listeners. G.T.B. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Hachette Audio; abridged edition edition (November 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1586214071
• ISBN-13: 978-1586214074
• Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.8 x 5.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,009,705 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Makes You Think, September 8, 2004

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Virginia Allain "retired librarian" (Poinciana, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Simple Abundance: Living by Your Own Lights (Audio CD)

In our stressful lives, Sarah Breathnach's calm voice outlines a path to sanity. She advocates nurturing our spirits, our relationships and creating serene spaces in our lives.
I want to play this over and over, so it soaks into my consciousness. I want to share this message with all the frazzled women I know. She blends literature and a variety of religions without being preachy. Quotes from Star Wars, Bhudda, Irish proverbs and Shaker writings are sprinkled throughout serving to launch her essays.
Over all, it is about tuning into ourselves and paying attention to our basic needs (no, not material possessions, though she does not advocate a spartan lifestyle).
For women who feel there is no time to tend to their inner needs and who find the daily demands at times overwhelming, I wholeheartedly recommend this.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for all women over 40!, November 25, 2007

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Sharon R. Mattsfield (Esko, Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Simple Abundance - A Daybook Of Comfort And Joy (Hardcover)

I found this book quite by accident at a Barnes and Noble one day. After reading it I went back and bought one for all my close friends and sisters. Sarah Breathnach has defined in this book what is really important in life and helps you get in touch with these things. It's too bad we don't figure most of this out until later in life. Easy reading and a "feel good" book for someone who wants to enjoy life to the fullest.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars De-stressing starts here, January 27, 2009

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Hobbies Gone Wild (Dudley, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Simple Abundance - A Daybook Of Comfort And Joy (Hardcover)

This is a soothing comforting book for women of all ages. I have listened to it on tape, a couple of years later read the book, and am reading it again in 2009. Creating a "gratitude book" as she recommends in this book is one of the most positive things I have ever done for myself.

She recommends several things to do that I could not possibly fit into my schedule but I feel that if I take her words to heart and do the exercises that are important to me then that is enough. And that is what I think she wants women to take from her book.