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Short, but says a lot, October 12, 2005
This review is from: 101 Simple Suggestions and Quotations to Express Compassion and Empathy: (An aid in healing ourselves and the world) (Paperback)
One of the hardest things for any person to do is to show compassion and empathy toward someone else. When a person is grieving, or otherwise having a very hard time, what does one say or do without going overboard? This book gives the answer.
Here are some examples. If someone close to you has recently lost a loved one or has been in an accident, send them a card, to express how you feel. Really listen when someone tells you about their day. Call your parents and/or siblings for no reason, other than to say that you love them. Be open to constructive criticism from someone you admire and respect. Read to a child. Call or visit your grandparents and ask them to tell you stories about themselves when they were younger.
Remember someone in your life who has died. Call or visit a person you know who also knew this person and talk about the great times the three of you had together. When invited into someone's home for a gathering, always bring a small gift of appreciation. It is only in the silence that we can hear God's voice. Become your own best friend. This way you will never be lonely. Help an elderly person carry their groceries to the car. Practice patience. Find at least one positive characteristic in everyone you meet. When talking to someone in a wheelchair, lean over or sit down, to be at their eye level. Get involved in at least one "cause" to make this world a better place.
This is a really good book. At one time or another, everyone will need a book like this, or knows someone who will need a book like this. It's short, with one suggestion per page, it's very easy to read, and it says a lot. Highly recommended.
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Thought Provoking, March 5, 2005
I was pleasantly surprised when I opened this book by author,Linda M. Furiate. I didn't expect to see only one thought on each page, but I have to tell you it certainly caught my attention.
The author, whose life was changed drastically by a car accident in 1995, has learned and put into practice the finer art of living.
In her work, she shares with the reader 101 convictions for what I would call having a more meaningful life, and being a better person.
As an example, let us take Suggestion Number 60:
"Realize you have nothing until
you are able to give something
of yourself away."
And my favorite, Suggestion Number 95:
"If you are in an irritable mood
and projecting negative energy
towards another person, visualize
for a moment, the other person is
you. Do you appreciate the way
you are being treated?"
Now, didn't that make you stop and think? So it is with this work, short and simple, yet deeply profound, the author touches on the core of our existence.
If you want a work that will make you take a moment to reflect on who you are
as a person, how you relate to others in this world, and some gentle suggestions that if implicated could help you become a positive person in this world, this book is for you.
A short read with a mighty message.
Shirley Johnson
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