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Simple Abundance: Living by Your Own Lights

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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.

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.

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.

I have had this book for several years, and I read it again and again each year. It does give me comfort, and it does give me joy. Additionally, it reminds me to be thankful for the simple things in life, the things that we take for granted.

Each month, the author focuses on a different subject: Career, Homemaking, Family. etc. She offers us ideas of simple things that we can do to make each month special.

Each day, she gives us a passage to ponder. Each morning, I read the passage for that day before I get out of bed. It gives me ideas to think about for the rest of the day.

The author gives us encouragement for following our dreams. She reminds us to be authentic, not to worry about what others think or say. We should remember that we are special, and therefore should do things that make us feel special.

Happiness comes from within ~ treat yourself to something special by enjoying this book!!

This is a wonderful book for women who are in the midst of balancing those years between twenty-something and fifty-something when children are being raised, careers are in full swing, one is wearing many hats and attempting to balance the years of living "the blur" as I call it. It's about balancing all those things near and dear to our heart and yet finding a calm, focused center and everyday joy inside a busy life. At my age, 60, I feel I have learned most of what the author is so clearly and eloquently expressing in this audio version. But I still enjoyed it and took inspiration from it. Simplifying, creating order, finding gratitude and time for our spitual being are all ageless and timeless goals we look toward.

Excellent, Excellent, Excellent!!! I love to listen to this while I'm driving and when I am cleaning house. It is relaxing to listen to and has some wonderful advice on juggling all the chores in life. It teaches you to relax and enjoy all the things you are blessed with. This book is a must have. I have all her other books too. Great Choice.

This audio presentation opens my heart and mind to joy, gratitude and happiness and helps remind me that God put me here for a purpose. I originally got a copy of this from my public library and benefited from it so much that I ordered it from Amazon. No where in Amazons description, or on the cover of the product itself, does it imply it's "Christian" based but Breathnach does speak often about our spirituality. This is a truly worthwhile investment; it really does put your life into perspective. Highly recommended!!!

This book's title sugests that it might be Christian. It is not. It is filled with New Age philosophy and practices. Beware of the humanistic road to "comfort and joy". It is only the living, ever present God, Jesus Christ who can offer these things on a consistent and permanent basis.