The Ten Gifts: Find the Personal Peace You've Always Wanted Through the Ten Gifts You've Always Had [Paperback]

Robin Silverman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 4, 2001

When one of the century's greatest floods devastated her town, Robin Silverman went looking for the personal peace she new she and tens of thousands of others would need to restore their shattered lives. In her search, she discovered the Ten Gifts: powerful inner resources that have been within us since birth-resources that can transform crisis, create opportunity, and deliver lasting fulfillment. The gifts have familiar names: faith, love, dreams, courage, unity, joy, trust, character, thanks, and intention. Using stories of real people, Silverman beautifully illustrates new and exciting ways your gifts can be defined and used to provide the security you want when you need it the most. In addition, she offers practical exercises so you can put the gifts to work for yourself. For anyone wanting more satisfaction from life, The Ten Gifts lights the path to personal peace.

Editorial Reviews

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"What a splendid book Robin Silverman has written. I love these gifts!" --Louise L. Hay, author of You Can Heal Your Life

"Filled with wonderful insights and beautiful stories to warm the heart, The Ten Gifts is truly a gift to anyone who reads it." --Susan Jeffers, Ph.D., author of End the Struggle and Dance with Life and Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

"Robin Silverman's The Ten Gifts is itself a gift, a gentle, compassionate, and very wise offering to anyone seeking greater joy and fulfillment." --Larry Dossey, M.D., author of Reinventing Medicine and Healing Words

About the Author

Robin L. Silverman is an inspirational writer, public speaker, and consultant whose career is focused on discovering the good in all people. She has been widely published in newspapers, magazines, and anthologies, including Chicken Soup for the Unsinkable Soul. She lives in Grand Forks, North Dakota, with her husband, two daughters, and the family's collie.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; 1st edition (June 4, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 031227095X
• ISBN-13: 978-0312270957
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,398,172 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ten Gifts is an excellent title, May 21, 2001

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This review is from: The Ten Gifts: Find the Personal Peace You've Always Wanted Through the Ten Gifts You've Always Had (Hardcover)

Was laying in bed in the early fall of 2000, and was flipping the stations on my radio when I came upon a cool radio show out of New York City, called the Joey Reynolds Show, where he had this wonderful lady on who had authored this book The Ten Gifts. She was joyful , funny, but not stuffy. Let me also note that I am non religious.

The book grew out of a tragic situation that sadly few Americans even remember. The Red River flooding of Grand Forks, North Dakota, and its sister city, East Grand Forks, Minnesota.60,000 plus people were effected and many areas are still recovering.

The Ten Gifts she writes indepth about are: The gift of Faith, The gift of Love, The gift of Dreams, The gift of Courage, The gift of Unity, The gift of Joy, The gift of Trust, The gift of Character, The gift of Thanks, The gift of Intention.

This is not a get quick happiness book, where you wake up one morning and discover all your challenges have gone "poof". What she does do is teach you lessons with ideas that you can use, one day at a time, who over weeks and months can help your life become happier or at least more at peace.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Ten Gifts is a book for everyone!, June 29, 2000

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Jan Kurtyka - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ten Gifts: Find the Personal Peace You've Always Wanted Through the Ten Gifts You've Always Had (Hardcover)

It's a refreshing reminder of the important things in life and how easy it is to incorporate them in day-to-day living. I love many things about the book. The stories are heartwarming and the exercises included help to bring the gifts to reality.

It makes a perfect "gift" for family and friends as well as being a necessary item in every library. Read it and you'll see why!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!, April 23, 2000

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Aurora Fitzgerald (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ten Gifts: Find the Personal Peace You've Always Wanted Through the Ten Gifts You've Always Had (Hardcover)

I thought this book was inspirational and incredibly helpful! As a college student, I am constantly trying to find a direction, and The Ten Gifts made me sort out what I do and don't want in my life. I definitely recommend it for anyone looking for guidance!